ICU admission characteristics and mortality rates among elderly and very elderly patients

PURPOSE: The effect of advanced age per se versus severity of chronic and acute diseases on the short- and long-term survival of older patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) remains unclear. METHODS: Intensive care unit admissions to the surgical ICU and medical ICU of patients older tha...

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Published in:Intensive Care Med
Main Authors: Fuchs, Lior, Chronaki, Catherine E., Park, Shinhyuk, Novack, Victor, Baumfeld, Yael, Scott, Daniel, McLennan, Stuart, Talmor, Daniel, Celi, Leo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5718912/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22797350
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-012-2629-6
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