ICU-Mortality in Old and Very Old Patients Suffering From Sepsis and Septic Shock

Purpose: Old (>64 years) and very old (>79 years) intensive care patients with sepsis have a high mortality. In the very old, the value of critical care has been questioned. We aimed to compare the mortality, rates of organ support, and the length of stay in old vs. very old patients w...

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Main Authors: Raphael Romano Bruno, Bernhard Wernly, Behrooz Mamandipoor, Richard Rezar, Stephan Binnebössel, Philipp Heinrich Baldia, Georg Wolff, Malte Kelm, Bertrand Guidet, Dylan W. De Lange, Daniel Dankl, Andreas Koköfer, Thomas Danninger, Wojciech Szczeklik, Sviri Sigal, Peter Vernon van Heerden, Michael Beil, Jesper Fjølner, Susannah Leaver, Hans Flaatten, Venet Osmani, Christian Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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old
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.697884/full