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Intensivmedizin (C) – Intensive care admission rates and outcomes of very old patients in Austria

Zoidl, P.; Albori, J.; Zajic, P.; Metnitz, P. · AINS - Anästhesiologie · Intensivmedizin · Notfallmedizin · Schmerztherapie · 2019 · Heft S 01 · S. 1 bis 1

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AINS - Anästhesiologie · Intensivmedizin · Notfallmedizin · Schmerztherapie
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Zoidl, P.; Albori, J.; Zajic, P.; Metnitz, P.
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Heft S 01 / 2019
Jahrgang 60
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1 bis 1
Erschienen: 2019-12-05 13:00:00
ISSN
0939-2661
DOI
10.1055/s-0039-1700696

Zusammenfassung

Goal of the Study: Resources and chances of recovery may be perceived as limited in very old (age ≥80 years) intensive care patients (VOP). Frailty is common and has been shown to predict outcomes [1]. Health care professionals may be more reluctant to admit VOP to intensive care units (ICUs) and submit them to invasive procedures [2]. This study seeks to investigate changes in epidemiology and outcomes in this patient group over the last decades. Methods: Retrospective study using data from the Austrian Centre for Documentation and Quality Assurance in Intensive Care Medicine (ASDI) from 2002 to 2018. Adult pat…

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