Dylan W de Lange, Ivo W Soliman, Susannah Leaver, Ariane Boumendil, Lenneke E M Haas, Ximena Watson, Carol Boulanger, Wojciech Szczeklik, Antonio Artigas, Alessandro Morandi, Finn Andersen, Christian Jung, Rui Moreno, Sten Walther, Sandra Oeyen, Joerg C Schefold, Maurizio Cecconi, Brian Marsh, Michael Joannidis, Yuriy Nalapko, Muhammed Elhadi, Jesper Fjølner, Bertrand Guidet, Hans Flaatten
BACKGROUND: Premorbid conditions influence the outcome of acutely ill adult patients aged 80 years and over who are admitted to the ICU. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of such premorbid conditions on 6 month survival. METHODS: Prospective cohort study in 242 ICUs from 22 countries including patients 80 years or above, admitted over a 6 months period to an ICU between May 2018 and May 2019. Only emergency (acute) ICU admissions in adult patients ≥ 80 years of age were eligible...
March 30, 2024: Annals of Intensive Care