Does intensive care unit admission improve long-term survival and quality of life in patients 80 years of age or older?
Octogenarians surviving 1 year after ICU admission have survival and quality of life comparable to the general age-matched population.
Overall 1-year survival was 42.0 %. Survival rates beyond that were comparable to those of the general octogenarian population. Among survivors at follow-up, HRQOL was comparable to that of the age- and sex-matched general population. Patients admitted for planned surgery had better short- and long-term survival rates than those admitted for medical reasons or unplanned surgery for 3 years after ICU admittance. The majority of the ICU non-survivors died within 2 days, and most of these had LST limitation decisions.
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