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Article History

Received: 26 May 2023

Accepted: 18 August 2023

First Online: 5 September 2023

Declarations

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: We all declare no competing interests.

: Evidence before this study: Frailty is common in people with COPD. A previous systematic review on the relationship between COPD and frailty demonstrated a two-fold increase of being frail if one has COPD, compared to people without COPD. These data did not explore a link between adverse outcomes associated with frailty and people living with COPD. Added value of this study: This is the first study to systematically review the literature on mortality and frailty in patients with confirmed diagnosis of COPD. These data demonstrated that all-cause mortality in COPD is associated with being frail in both the short and longer term. Implications of all the available evidence: All-cause mortality in COPD is associated with being frail in both the short and longer term. Frailty assessment should be considered in routine daily practice in all people living with COPD.

: This article does not contain any studies with humans or animals conducted by any of the authors.

: No informed consent was required for this review paper.