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Escalation to intensive care for the older patient. An exploratory qualitative study of patients aged 65 years and older and their next of kin during the COVID-19 pandemic: the ESCALATE study

BACKGROUND: older people comprise the majority of hospital medical inpatients so decision-making regarding admission of this cohort to the intensive care unit (ICU) is important. ICU can be perceived by clinicians as overly burdensome for patients and loved ones, and long-term impact on quality of l...

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Autores principales: Warner, Bronwen E, Harry, Alice, Wells, Mary, Brett, Stephen J, Antcliffe, David B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10120351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37083851
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad035