Trends in intensive care in patients over 90 years of age

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 339-347

  Yayan, Josef ^a  

^a Diabetes Center Vinzentius Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Medical emergency diseases; Medical intensive care setting; Very elderly patients

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GERMANY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID DISEASE; TREND STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84872347472     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S31780     Document Type: Article

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