Frailty scoring at ICU admission and it's relationship with outcomes
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Is there a correlation between frailty scoring at intensive care unit admission and 6 month mortality?
IRAS ID
236750
Contact name
Malcolm Booth
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS GG&C
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 2 months, 24 days
Research summary
Frailty, and a loss of ability to cope with activities of daily life generally increases with age. In our aging demographic, the prevalence of frailty is increasing. If frailty at admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) correlates with long term outcomes, and this information was reliable and proven, doctors would have a greater ability to give realistic information to patients and identify what patients would benefit from ICU admission.
This study aims to correlate frailty scoring at admission to the ICU, and the ensuing outcomes, especially 6 month mortality. Secondary aims are to investigate how frailty affects length of stay, severity of sickness and ICU discharge outcomes. Patients considered will only be those who have been admitted to ICU level 3, which is the highest level of care in the hospital, often utilising interventions to maintain or supplement organ function, such as mechanical ventilation. The included patient population will be those admitted to ICU level 3 in Glasgow royal infirmary for more than 24 hours. Re-admissions in the same hospital stay will be excluded (index admission will be included).
Retrospective data that was obtained for clinical purposes prospectively will be retrieved from the Carevue database by the ICU data controller. It will be released the researching student who will clean the data, supplement it where necessary from other databases and then analyse the results.
Prior to analysis, the data will be fully anonymised.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 4
REC reference
18/WS/0012
Date of REC Opinion
8 Feb 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion