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Trends in intensive care in patients over 90 years of age

BACKGROUND: Average life expectancy has increased over the past century, leading to a larger proportion of elderly in the population. Comorbidity and dependence increases with age, and recent data have shown that the number of elderly patients admitted to intensive care is increasing. This has impli...

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Autor principal: Yayan, Josef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23049245
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S31780