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Editorial
. 2021;53(4):290-295.
doi: 10.5114/ait.2021.108084.

A new multi-national network studying Very old Intensive care Patients (VIPs)

Peter V Van Heerden  1 , Michael Beil  2 , Bertrand Guidet  3 , Sigal Sviri  2 , Christian Jung  4 , Dylan de Lange  5 , Susannah Leaver  6 , Jesper Fjølner  7 , Wojciech Szczeklik  8 , Hans Flaatten  9
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Editorial

A new multi-national network studying Very old Intensive care Patients (VIPs)

Peter V Van Heerden et al. Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther. 2021.

Abstract

In Europe there are increasing numbers of old (more than 65 years old) and very old (more than 80 years old) patients (very old intensive care patients - VIPs) (Figure 1). In addition to combinations of chronic conditions (multi-morbidity), there are geriatric disabilities and functional limitations, with a profound impact on management in the ICU and afterwards [1].

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Population pyramids in Europe in 2018 versus 2050
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Number of publications in PubMed with the search terms “old” and “intensive care” 1968–2021
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