Why the study?
Does intensive care improve outcomes in critically ill elderly patients?
Population
Critically ill elderly patients
Design
Review
Authors
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May warrant caution against age-based ICU denial; leaves open prospective validation of comprehensive predictors.
Does intensive care improve outcomes in critically ill elderly patients?
Age alone should not be used as the sole predictor of mortality and quality of life to deny intensive care to elderly patients.
Lakshmipathi Chelluri (1995) studied this question.
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