Key result
Intensive care unit treatment for ≥48 hours in patients aged ≥70 years was associated with a 12-month mortality of 52%, with 50% of all patients eventually able to return home.
Why the study?
What are the mortality and cost outcomes of intensive care unit treatment for 48 hours or more in patients aged 70 years or older compared to all age groups?
Population
143 patients, aged 70 years or more, treated in the intensive care unit of Danderyd Hospital for 48 h or…
Comparison
Intensive care unit treatment for 48 h or more vs 143 patients in all age groups treated in the…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 to 18 months
Authors
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May support prognostic counseling for elderly ICU candidates; leaves open applicability to current care and costs.
Cohort (n=286)
No
What are the mortality and cost outcomes of intensive care unit treatment for 48 hours or more in patients aged 70 years or older compared to all age groups?
Grenrot et al. (1986) conducted a cohort in Critical illness (n=286). Intensive care unit treatment at age ≥70 years vs. Intensive care unit treatment at all ages was evaluated on Mortality within 12 months. Intensive care unit treatment for ≥48 hours in patients aged ≥70 years was associated with a 12-month mortality of 52%, with 50% of all patients eventually able to return home.
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