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Editorial
. 2020 Nov;125(5):655-657.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.08.005. Epub 2020 Aug 14.

Prognostication in older ICU patients: mission impossible?

Hans Flaatten  1 , Michael Beil  2 , Bertrand Guidet  3
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Editorial

Prognostication in older ICU patients: mission impossible?

Hans Flaatten et al. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; elderly; frailty; intensive care; pandemic; prognostication; triage.

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