The impact of intensive care admission criteria on elderly mortality.

Marco Túlio Gualberto Cintra Dinah Belém Edgar Nunes de Morais Fernando Antonio Botoni Maria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho

Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2019)

We suggest that analysis of functionality, co-morbidities, and severity scores should be conducted to estimate the elderly mortality in relation to the admission to intensive care units.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
cardiovascular events
emergency department
middle aged
community dwelling
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes