Characteristics, management and outcomes of critically ill patients who are 80 years and older: a retrospective comparative cohort study

BACKGROUND: Older age is associated with chronic illnesses and disability, which contribute to increased admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). Our primary objective was to compare the characteristics, ICU management and outcomes of critically ill patients ≥ 80 year-old with those of younger pa...

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Autores principales: Al-Dorzi, Hasan M, Tamim, Hani M, Mundekkadan, Shihab, Sohail, Muhammad R, Arabi, Yaseen M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4289550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25580090
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-14-126

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4289550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25580090
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-14-126

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