Edmonton Frail Scale app for iPhone and iPad
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Health & Fitness
Medical
Developer: Create Studio BVBA
Free
Current version: 1.3, last update: 7 years agoFirst release : 20 Jul 2012
App size: 15.66 Mb
The Edmonton Frail Scale is a tool to be used by the health professionals that help to easely assess the state of frailty of the older patients.
It consists in a questionnaire and some simple tests. The results are expressed as a score. A good correlation is demonstrated between high scores and the occurence of complications after stressfull medical events such as surgery.
Consequently, it makes of the edmonton frail scale an important element for risks evaluation before surgery.