Characteristics and outcomes of frail patients with suspected infection in intensive care units: a descriptive analysis from a multicenter cohort study.

Akira KomoriToshikazu AbeKazuma YamakawaHiroshi OguraShigeki KushimotoDaizoh SaitohSeitaro FujishimaYasuhiro OtomoJoji KotaniYuichiro SakamotoJunichi SasakiYasukazu ShiinoNaoshi TakeyamaTakehiko TaruiRyosuke TsurutaTaka-Aki NakadaToru HifumiHiroki IriyamaToshio NaitoSatoshi Gandonull null

Published in: BMC geriatrics (2020)

Frail and vulnerable patients with suspected infection tend to have poor disease outcomes. However, they did not show a statistically significant increase in the 90-day mortality risk.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
cross sectional
community dwelling
type diabetes
clinical trial
adipose tissue
mechanical ventilation
skeletal muscle
double blind
acute respiratory distress syndrome