Superiority of Frailty Over Age in Predicting Outcomes Among Geriatric Trauma Patients

The Frailty Index (FI) is a known predictor of adverse outcomes in geriatric patients. The usefulness of the FI as an outcome measure in geriatric trauma patients is unknown.To assess the usefulness of the FI as an effective assessment tool in predicting adverse outcomes in geriatric trauma patients.A 2-year (June 2011 to February 2013) prospective cohort study at a level I trauma center at the University of Arizona. We prospectively measured...