Assertion: frailty | /r/CapableOf | decrease physiological reserve
Facets:
value: to withstand complications of cirrhosis
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Frailty is often conceptualised by health care providers as a state of late life decline and extreme vulnerability, characterised by weakness and decreased physiological reserve contributing to an increased risk of falls, institutionalisation, disability, and death.
text: This suggests that frailty does not increase the likelihood of any particular complication but rather decreases physiological reserve to withstand complications of cirrhosis overall thus resulting in both an increased incidence and severity of these events.2 7.2 Mortality