Construction of an instrument for the prognostic evaluation of elderly persons in intensive care units

Abstract Objective: To create an instrument for the prognostic evaluation of elderly patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit. Methods: A cohort study, with prospective data collection, which included elderly persons aged 60 years or older, was carried out in the city of João Pessoa, in t...

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Main Authors: Ivanilda Lacerda Pedrosa, Djacyr Magna Cabral Freire, Rodolfo Herberto Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti) 2017-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232017000300319&tlng=en