Why the study?
Does aggressive, goal-directed management in the surgical intensive care unit improve outcomes in elderly, critically ill, surgical patients?
Does aggressive, goal-directed management in the surgical intensive care unit improve outcomes in elderly, critically ill, surgical patients?
Understanding age-related physiologic changes and providing aggressive, goal-directed management in the surgical ICU is crucial for improving outcomes in elderly surgical patients.
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May guide age-specific ICU protocols for geriatric surgical patients; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Menaker et al. (2010) studied this question.
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