Article
Development of the Lung Transplant Frailty Scale (LT-FS).
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 1 Jul 2023
Singer Jonathan P, Christie Jason D, Diamond Joshua M, Anderson Michaela A, Benvenuto Luke A, Gao Ying, Arcasoy Selim M, Lederer David J, Calabrese Daniel, Wang Ping, Hays Steven R, Kukreja Jasleen, Venado Aida, Kolaitis Nicholas A, Leard Lorriana E, Shah Rupal J, Kleinhenz Mary Ellen, Golden Jeffrey, Betancourt Legna, Oyster Michelle, Zaleski Derek, Adler Joe, Kalman Laurel, Balar Priya, Patel Shreena, Medikonda Nikhila, Koons Brittany, Tevald Michael, Covinsky Kenneth E, Greenland John R, Katz Patti K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Existing measures of frailty developed in community dwelling older adults may misclassify frailty in lung transplant candidates. We aimed to develop a novel frailty scale for lung transplantation with improved performance characteristics. METHODS: We measured the short physical performance battery (SPPB), fried frailty phenotype (FFP), Body Composition, and serum Biomarkers representative of putative...
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