Risk Factors for Hospital and Long-Term Mortality of Critically Ill Elderly Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit

Risk Factors for Hospital and Long-Term Mortality of Critically Ill Elderly Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit

Background. Data on long-term outcomes of elderly (≥65 years) patients in ICU are sparse. Materials and Methods. Adult patients (n=1563, 45.4% elderly) admitted over 28 months were analyzed by competing risks regression model to determine independent factors related to in-hospital and long-term mort...

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Main Authors: A. Mukhopadhyay, B. C. Tai, K. C. See, W. Y. Ng, T. K. Lim, S. Onsiong, S. Ee, M. J. Chua, P. R. Lee, M. L. Loh, J Phua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/960575

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/960575

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