Long-term consequences of an intensive care unit stay in older critically ill patients: design of a longitudinal study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Modern methods in intensive care medicine often enable the survival of older critically ill patients. The short-term outcomes for patients treated in intensive care units (ICUs), such as survival to hospital discharge, are well docum...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/11/52 |