Care of the critically ill elderly: Time to move to the next generation of care delivery

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2246-2247

  Arsura, Edward Louis ^a  

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Author keywords

Critical care; Elderly; Functional outcomes; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY MASS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; TIME;

AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748121617     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000229633.12870.2E     Document Type: Editorial

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