Predicting whether the ICU can help older patients: Score needed

Critical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 331-332

  Garrouste Orgeas, Maité ^a   Carlet, Jean ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DYING; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 23744455245     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc3750     Document Type: Article

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