Effect of Systematic Intensive Care Unit Triage on Long-term Mortality Among Critically Ill Elderly Patients in France
Author(s) -
Bertrand Guidet,
Guillaume Leblanc,
Tabassome Simon,
Maguy Woimant,
JeanPierre Quenot,
O. Ganansia,
Maxime Maignan,
Youri Yordanov,
S. Delerme,
B. Doumenc,
Muriel Fartoukh,
Pierre Charestan,
Pauline Trog,
Bertrand Galichon,
Nicolas Javaud,
Anabela Patzak,
Maïté Garrouste-Orgeas,
Caroline Thomas,
S. Azerad,
Dominique Pateron,
Ariane Boumendil
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2017.13889
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , intensive care unit , population , triage , mortality rate , emergency medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , randomized controlled trial , intensive care medicine , nursing , environmental health
The high mortality rate in critically ill elderly patients has led to questioning of the beneficial effect of intensive care unit (ICU) admission and to a variable ICU use among this population.
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