Age as predictive factor of mortality in an intensive and intermediate care unit;La edad biológica como factor predictor de mortalidad en una unidad de cuidados críticos e intermedios

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 214-220

  Fernández Del Campo, Ricardo ^a,c   Sánchez, Amaya Lozares ^b   Salcedo, Julio Moreno ^a   Martínez, José Ignacio Lozano ^a   Bonjoch, Ricardo Amigo ^a   Hernández, Pedro Antonio Jiménez ^a   Espinosa, José Sánchez ^a   Lorenzo, José Ángel Sarrías ^a   Ortega, Rosa Roldán ^a  

^a Hospital de Hellin   (Spain)

^b Clínica Vital Parque   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

APACHE II; Limitation of the therapeutic effort; Mortality; SOFA

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGE; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 47849097213     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0211-139X(08)71185-5     Document Type: Article

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