Medical Emergencies in Adults: Clinical Frailty Scale

Home JRCALC Updates 2019 Medical Emergencies in Adults: Clinical Frailty Scale
Description: New guidance on the use of the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) has been added, and guidance on steroid-dependent patient has been removed (see new Steroid-dependent Patients guideline).
Date Update Posted Online: February 15, 2022
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