Characteristics and prognostic factors of very elderly patients admitted to the intensive care unit

Characteristics and prognostic factors of very elderly patients admitted to the intensive care unit

Background Korea is rapidly becoming a super aging society and is facing the increased burden of critical care for the elderly people. Traditionally, far-advanced age has been regarded as a triage criterion for intensive care unit (ICU) admission. We evaluated how the characteristics and prognostic...

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Main Authors: Song-I Lee, Younsuck Koh, Jin Won Huh, Sang-Bum Hong, Chae-Man Lim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 2022-08-01
Series:Acute and Critical Care
Subjects:
aging society
critical care
mortality
very elderly
Online Access:http://www.accjournal.org/upload/pdf/acc-2022-00066.pdf

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