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Morbidity and mortality of the old and oldest-old patients in the intensive care unit

Authors: FA de Meneses, MM de Alemida, RQ de Souza, AA Peixoto Junior

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 3/2007

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Demographic changes, new drugs and interventions increase population survival. Elderly patients make up over 25% of patients in the ICU. However, the mortality of elderly ICU patients is controversial. The survival of elderly patients admitted to an ICU in Brazil has not been studied. …

Title: Morbidity and mortality of the old and oldest-old patients in the intensive care unit
Authors: FA de Meneses
MM de Alemida
RQ de Souza
AA Peixoto Junior
Publication date: 01-06-2007
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 3/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc5885

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