Predictive Factors of In‐Hospital Mortality in Older Patients Admitted to a Medical Intensive Care Unit

Mario Bo, Massimiliano Massaia, Silvio Raspo, Francesca M. Bosco, Paola Cena, M Molaschi, Ap, Fabrizio Fabris

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2003 · 209 citations · 34 references

Abstract

The prognosis of older patients hospitalized in medical intensive care units depends not only on the acute physiological impairments, but also on a series of preexisting conditions, such as loss of functional independence, severe and moderate cognitive impairment, and low BMI.

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