Prognosis

Clinical Frailty Scale (Rockwood)

Global clinician-assigned frailty score 1-9. Used to support shared decision around dialysis vs conservative care.

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Required inputs

  • CFS level

Equation or source

Rockwood K. CMAJ 2005;173:489. CFS v2 2020.

Provenance and release status

Equation / algorithm
Global clinician-assigned frailty score 1-9. Used to support shared decision around dialysis vs conservative care.
Formula version
cfs-v2-v1
Tool version
2.4.0
Clinical risk class
B. CLINICAL DECISION-SUPPORT CALCULATOR
Release status
Under clinical review
Source status
Direct primary source identifier not yet resolved
Clinical review status
Under clinical verification
Clinical review date
Clinical review date not yet documented

DOI / PMID / direct guideline identifier not yet documented.

Assumptions

  • Entered values and units are accurate and apply to the population described by the cited source.
  • The published equation or rule is being used without a patient-specific clinical adjustment.

Important limitations

  • The result does not replace clinical assessment or establish a diagnosis.
  • Performance outside the source population may differ.
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