Beyond the Scale: The impact of frailty in clinical practice
This powerful podcast episode covers an in-depth discussion about the Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale and its use in intensive care settings, featuring Professor Ken Rockwood, the creator of the scale, along with Professor Zudin Puthucheary and Professor Nazir Lone.
The conversation explores the origins of the scale, developed not as a screening tool, but as a way to summarise comprehensive geriatric assessments with our speakers delving into how the scale became particularly prominent during the COVID-19 pandemic for ICU admission decisions.
Reflecting on the complex decisions clinicians…
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