Critically ill elderly patients (≥ 90 years): Clinical characteristics, outcome and financial implications.

Pierrick Le BorgneQuentin MaestraggiSophie CouraudFrançois LefebvreJean-Etienne HerbrechtAlexandra BoivinBaptiste MichardVincent CastelainGeorges KaltenbachPascal BilbaultFrancis Schneider

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Among critically ill elderly patients (≥ 90 years), chronological age was not an independent factor of ICU mortality. ICU care-related costs in this population should not be considered as a limiting factor for ICU admission.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
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emergency department
cardiovascular events
affordable care act
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health insurance
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