Prognosis and quality of life of elderly patients after intensive care

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 142, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Conti, Marco ^a   Merlani, Paolo ^a   Ricou, Bara ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ICU; Old; oldest old; Outcome; home return

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ELDERLY CARE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866300166     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2012.13671     Document Type: Review

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