Frailty and severity linked to higher ICU costs, study finds
NCT ID NCT07621276
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 142 adults in the intensive care unit (ICU) to see if being frail or very sick before admission leads to higher hospital costs. Researchers used medical records to measure frailty and illness severity, then compared them to the total cost of care. The goal was to understand what drives resource use in the ICU.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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142 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Pacientes adultos (≥18 años) admitidos a la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos del Hospital H+ Querétaro entre el 1 de enero de 2024 y el 31 de mayo de 2025. Se incluirán únicamente aquellos con expedientes clínicos completos que permitan el cálculo del índice de fragilidad modificado de 11 ítems (mFI-11), el puntaje de severidad SAPS 3 y el índice de comorbilidad de Charlson, así como disponibilidad de registros institucionales de costos hospitalarios reales. Se excluirán pacientes con información incompleta en variables principales, transferidos de otras instituciones sin datos basales suficientes, con inconsistencias significativas en los registros de costos, o reingresos en los que no sea posible atribuir de manera independiente los costos al episodio índice.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18 years or older. * Admission to the ICU between January 1, 2024, and May 31, 2025. * Complete medical records allowing for the calculation of mFI-11, SAPS 3, and Charlson Index. * Availability of institutional records regarding actual hospital costs.Exclusion Criteria: * Incomplete records for primary exposure or outcome variables. * Patients transferred from other institutions without sufficient baseline data. * Severe inconsistencies in cost records. * Subsequent readmissions where costs cannot be independently attributed to the index episode.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital H+ Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro
Querétaro City, Querétaro, 7600, Mexico
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