Home return following invasive mechanical ventilation for the oldest-old patients in medical intensive care units from two US hospitals

Home return following invasive mechanical ventilation for the oldest-old patients in medical intensive care units from two US hospitals

Background: The aging of the US population has been associated with an increase in intensive care unit (ICU) utilization and correspondingly, invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) among the oldest-old (age ≥80 years). While previous studies have examined ICU and IMV outcomes in the elderly, very few...

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Main Authors: Puthiery Va, Parth Rali, Harshitha Kota, Vivian Keenan, Sobia Mujtaba, Win Naing, Reka Salgunan, Irene Galperin, Oleg Epelbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Home return
mechanical ventilation in old
octogenarians
outcome
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2018;volume=35;issue=6;spage=461;epage=466;aulast=Va

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