"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 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Frailty" by people in Profiles.
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Frailty in Pediatric Liver Disease May Be Associated With an Increased Incidence of Readmissions After Pediatric Liver Transplantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2025 May; 29(3):e70077.
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Frailty and malnutrition scores in predicting postoperative complications in minimally invasive prostatectomy for malignancy of the prostate. J Robot Surg. 2025 Apr 21; 19(1):166.
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Frailty index and nutrition status impact perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing minimally invasive radical nephrectomy. J Robot Surg. 2025 Apr 11; 19(1):147.
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Assessment of frailty in patients with heart failure: A new Heart Failure Frailty Score developed by Delphi consensus. ESC Heart Fail. 2025 Jun; 12(3):1818-1831.
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Associations Between Deficit Accumulation Frailty and Baseline Markers of Lifestyle in the U.S. POINTER Trial. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2025 Jan 16; 80(2).
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Myosteatosis Is Associated With Frailty and Poor Physical Function in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplant Evaluation: A Cohort Study. Clin Transplant. 2024 Dec; 38(12):e70034.
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Senescence Biomarkers and Trajectories of Frailty and Physical Function After Kidney Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2024 Nov; 38(11):e70022.
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Regional Variation in Deescalated Therapy in Older Adults With Early-Stage Breast Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 01; 7(10):e2441152.
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Prospective Cohort Study Examining the Ability of Performance-Based and Self-Reported Frailty Measures to Predict 30-Day Rehospitalizations After Kidney Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2024 Aug; 38(8):e15433.
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Improving Surgical Care and Outcomes in Older Cancer Patients Through Implementation of a Presurgical Toolkit (OPTI-Surg)-Final Results of a Phase III Cluster Randomized Trial (Alliance A231601CD). Ann Surg. 2024 Oct 01; 280(4):623-632.