Editorial

. 2022 Dec;48(12):1775-1777.

doi: 10.1007/s00134-022-06916-6. Epub 2022 Nov 11.

Tailoring treatments to older people in intensive care. A way forward

Márlon Juliano Romero Aliberti^{1

2}, Sébastien Bailly³, Matthew Anstey^{4

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Laboratorio de Investigacao Medica em Envelhecimento (LIM-66), Servico de Geriatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSPUniversidade de Sao PauloClinica Medica, Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar 155, 8º Andar, Sao Paulo, SP, 05403-000, Brazil. maliberti@usp.br.
² Research Institute, Hospital Sirio-Libanes, Sao Paulo, Brazil. maliberti@usp.br.
³ Grenoble Alpes University, Inserm, U1300, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France.
⁴ Department of Intensive Care, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia.
⁵ School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
⁶ School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.

PMID: 36357799
PMCID: PMC9649395
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-022-06916-6

Editorial

Tailoring treatments to older people in intensive care. A way forward

Márlon Juliano Romero Aliberti et al. Intensive Care Med. 2022 Dec.

. 2022 Dec;48(12):1775-1777.

doi: 10.1007/s00134-022-06916-6. Epub 2022 Nov 11.

Authors

Márlon Juliano Romero Aliberti^{1

2}, Sébastien Bailly³, Matthew Anstey^{4

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Laboratorio de Investigacao Medica em Envelhecimento (LIM-66), Servico de Geriatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSPUniversidade de Sao PauloClinica Medica, Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar 155, 8º Andar, Sao Paulo, SP, 05403-000, Brazil. maliberti@usp.br.
² Research Institute, Hospital Sirio-Libanes, Sao Paulo, Brazil. maliberti@usp.br.
³ Grenoble Alpes University, Inserm, U1300, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France.
⁴ Department of Intensive Care, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia.
⁵ School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
⁶ School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.

PMID: 36357799
PMCID: PMC9649395
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-022-06916-6

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Distinct clinical and prognostic profiles of older patients from the VIP2 cohort

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Clustering analysis of geriatric and acute characteristics in a cohort of very old patients on admission to ICU.
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