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Mortality in elderly ICU patients: a cohort study

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2013

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Malene Schou Nielsson, Christian Fynbo Christiansen, Martin Berg Johansen, Bodil Steen Rasmussen, Else Tønnesen, Mette Nørgaard
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Abstract

During 2005-2011, there was an 18% increase in the proportion of elderly ICU patients. Advancing age is associated with increased mortality even after controlling for preexisting morbidity.

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