Optimizing outcomes for older patients treated in the intensive care unit

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2112-2115

  Ely, E Wesley ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; PARIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346964482     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-003-1845-5     Document Type: Editorial

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