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Comment
. 2005 Aug;9(4):331-2.
doi: 10.1186/cc3750. Epub 2005 Jun 22.

Predicting whether the ICU can help older patients: score needed

Maité Garrouste-Orgeas  1 , Jean Carlet
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Predicting whether the ICU can help older patients: score needed

Maité Garrouste-Orgeas et al. Crit Care. 2005 Aug.

Abstract

Because the need for intensive care exceeds its availability in several countries, intensivists must admit those patients most likely to benefit. Intensive care unit admissions of elderly patients will increase substantially in the near future. Decreased self sufficiency and quality of life are common after hospitalization in older patients and they may require discharge to a nursing home, although some patients feel that life in a nursing home would be worse than dying. We have much to learn about matching the use of life-supporting treatments to the health-related values of older patients. A specific outcome-prediction score for older patients would help improve quality of care.

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