"Frailty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A state of increased vulnerability to stressors, following declines in function and reserves across multiple physiologic systems, characterized by MUSCLE WEAKNESS; FATIGUE; slowed motor performance; low physical activity; and unintentional weight loss.
| Descriptor ID |
D000073496
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.359
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Frailty" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluating Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 and FIL Geriatric Assessment in Older Adults With Aggressive Lymphomas. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2026 Feb; 24(2).
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Impact of electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO) presentation in pancreatic cancer tumor board discussions on cancer outcomes: the INSPIRE intervention. BMC Cancer. 2025 Dec 30; 26(1):182.
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Outcomes of frail patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma. Br J Haematol. 2024 Dec; 205(6):2370-2375.
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Epigenetic age biomarkers and risk assessment in adult spinal deformity: a novel association of biological age with frailty and disability. J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 03 01; 40(3):312-323.
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Impact of Frailty on Outcomes in Patients Who Underwent Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement. Am J Cardiol. 2023 09 15; 203:301-303.
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Impact of Frailty on In-Hospital Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Am J Cardiol. 2023 08 15; 201:68-70.
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Patient Frailty Influences Outcome After Open, But Not Minimally Invasive, Transforaminal Interbody Fusion: A Case Series of 115 Patients With Lumbar Degenerative Disease. Oper Neurosurg. 2023 06 01; 24(6):565-571.
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Association of telomere length with risk of complications in adult spinal deformity surgery: a pilot study of 43 patients. J Neurosurg Spine. 2023 03 01; 38(3):331-339.
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Comment on: Validation of the cumulative deficit theory in bariatric surgery: new bariatric frailty score is associated with non-home discharge, prolonged hospital stay and mortality in the era of fast-track bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 07; 18(7):e49-e50.
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Prediction of Hospitalizations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Frailty Index. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 04; 74(4):638-647.