Validating Trauma-Specific Frailty Index for Geriatric Trauma Patients: A Prospective Analysis

The Frailty Index has been shown to predict discharge disposition in geriatric patients. The aim of this study was to validate the modified 15-variable Trauma-Specific Frailty Index (TSFI) to predict discharge disposition in geriatric trauma patients. We hypothesized that TSFI can predict discharge disposition in geriatric trauma patients.We performed a 2-year (2011-2013) prospective analysis of all geriatric trauma patients presenting to our...