Sepsis at ICU admission does not decrease 30-day survival in very old patients

Background: The number of intensive care patients aged ≥ 80 years (Very old Intensive Care Patients; VIPs) is growing. VIPs have high mortality and morbidity and the benefits of ICU admission are frequently questioned. Sepsis incidence has risen in recent years and identification of outcomes is of c...

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Main Author: Ibarz, Mercedes (author)
Other Authors: Boumendil, Ariane (author), Haas, Lenneke E.M. (author), Irazabal, Marian (author), Flaatten, Hans (author), de Lange, Dylan W. (author), Morandi, Alessandro (author), Andersen, Finn H. (author), Bertolini, Guido (author), Cecconi, Maurizio (author), Christensen, Steffen (author), Faraldi, Loredana (author), Fjølner, Jesper (author), Jung, Christian (author), Marsh, Brian (author), Moreno, Rui (author), Oeyen, Sandra (author), Öhman, Christina Agwald (author), Bollen Pinto, Bernardo (author), Soliman, Ivo W. (author), Szczeklik, Wojciech (author), Valentin, Andreas (author), Watson, Ximena (author), Zaferidis, Tilemachos (author), Guidet, Bertrand (author), Artigas, Antonio (author), Schmutz, René (author), Wimmer, Franz (author), Eller, Philipp (author), Joannidis, Michael (author), De Buysscher, Pieter (author), De Neve, Nikolaas (author), Swinnen, Walter (author), Abraham, Paul (author), Hergafi, Leila (author), Schefold, Joerg C. (author), Biskup, Ewelina (author), Piza, Petr (author), Taliadoros, Ioannis (author), Dey, Nilanjan (author), Sølling, Christoffer (author), Rasmussen, Bodil Steen (author), Forceville, Xavier (author), Besch, Guillaume (author), Mentec, Herve (author), Michel, Philippe (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Intensive care
Mortality
Outcome
Sepsis
Severity of illness
Survival
Very old
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/104137
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/104137

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http://hdl.handle.net/10362/104137

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