Consultant, professor Mikkel Brabrand Department of Emergency Medicine, Odense University Hospital
Project management
Project status
Open
Data collection dates
Start
30.05.2024
End
31.05.2024
Project in numbers
OPEN survey/clinical data
Expected # of participants
50
Included # of participants
301
Included participants with specimens
Specimens
Describing the Disposition of Older people in relation to Clinical Frailty Scale from a Major level 1 trauma center in Denmark
Short summary
To describe the frailty level of older patients seen at the emergency department at Odense University Hospital over two consecutive days.
Rationale
Frailty is prevalent in the older population. We wish to clarify the proportion of patients 65 years or older who arrive at the ED and live with frailty.
Description of the cohort
Patients 65 years or older arriving at the emergency department at OUH.
Data and biological material
Frailty data, disposition, vital signs and triage.