Prognosis of Very Elderly Patients after Intensive Care

Prognosis of Very Elderly Patients after Intensive Care

Elderly patients (over age 85) are increasingly treated in Intensive Care Units (ICU), despite doctors’ reluctance to accept these frail patients. There are only few studies describing the relevance of treatments for this group of patients in ICU. One of these studies defined an age of 85 or over as...

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Main Authors: Philippe Michel, Fouad Fadel, Stephan Ehrmann, Gaëtan Plantefève, Bruno Gelée
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
ICU
very elderly patients
autonomy score
dependency
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/4/897

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