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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Autores principales: Va, Puthiery, Rali, Parth, Kota, Harshitha, Keenan, Vivian, Mujtaba, Sobia, Naing, Win, Salgunan, Reka, Galperin, Irene, Epelbaum, Oleg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6219131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30381553
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_76_18

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