Caring for the critically ill patients over 80: a narrative review
Abstract Background There is currently no international recommendation for the admission or treatment of the critically ill older patients over 80 years of age in the intensive care unit (ICU), and there is no valid prognostic severity score that includes specific geriatric assessments. Main body In...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-11-01
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Series: | Annals of Intensive Care |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-018-0458-7 |