a) Outline how frailty can be assessed in a patient admitted to the ICU. (40% marks)
b) Outline the limitations of assessing frailty of a patient at the time of ICU admission.
(30% marks)
c) Outline how a frailty score might be used in the management of critically ill patients.
(30% marks)
Not available.
a) Assessment of frailty:
b) Limitations of this assessment at the time of ICU admission:
c) Utility of a frailty score in the management of critically ill patients:
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