Outcome, functional autonomy, and quality of life of elderly patients with a long-term intensive care unit stay

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 3389-3395

  Montuclard, L ^a   Garrouste Orgeas, M ^a   Timsit, J F ^a   Misset, B ^a   De Jonghe, B ^a   Carlet, J ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly; Functional autonomy; Intensive care unit; Mechanical ventilatory support; Outcome; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033787003     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200010000-00002     Document Type: Article

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