Increased 30-day mortality in very old ICU patients with COVID-19 compared to patients with respiratory failure without COVID-19.

Bertrand GuidetChristian JungHans FlaattenJesper FjølnerAntonio ArtigasBernardo Bollen PintoJoerg C SchefoldMichael BeilSviri SigalPeter Vernon van HeerdenWojciech SzczeklikMichael JoannidisSandra OeyenEumorfia KondiliBrian MarshFinn H AndersenRui MorenoMaurizio CecconiSusannah LeaverDylan W De LangeAriane Boumendilnull null

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2022)

Very old COVID patients have a different trajectory than non-COVID patients. Whether this finding is due to a decision policy with more active treatment limitation or to an inherent higher risk of death due to COVID-19 is unclear.

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