Critically ill elderly patients (≥ 90 years): Clinical characteristics, outcome and financial implications

Pierrick Le Borgne, Quentin Maestraggi, Sophie Couraud, François Lefebvre, Jean-Etienne Herbrecht, Alexandra Boivin, Baptiste Michard, Vincent Castelain, Georges Kaltenbach, Pascal Bilbault and Francis Schneider

PLOS ONE, 2018, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-12

Abstract: Background: Patients aged over 90 are being admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) with increasing frequency. The appropriateness of such decisions still remains controversial due to questionable outcome, limited resources and costs. Our objective was to determine the clinical characteristics and outcome in elderly patients (≥ 90 years) admitted in a medical ICU, with an additional focus on medico-economic implications. Methods: We reviewed the charts of all patients (≥ 90 years) admitted to our ICU. We compared them with all other ICU patients (

Date: 2018
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