What are the clinical outcomes and survival rates of very old patients (>= 80 years) admitted to intensive care compared to younger patients?
Despite higher mortality than younger patients, approximately 80% of very old patients (>= 80 years) admitted to the ICU survive to hospital discharge.
The proportion of patients aged >or= 80 years admitted to intensive care in Australia and New Zealand is rapidly increasing. Although these patients have more co-morbid illness, are less likely to be discharged home, and have a greater mortality than younger patients, approximately 80% survive to hospital discharge. These data also imply a potential major increase in demand for ICU bed-days for very old patients within a decade.
Bagshaw et al. (Wed,) studied this question.
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