Open AccessElderly adults with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care unit: A narrative review
Author(s) -
Aikaterini Gkoufa,
Eleni Maneta,
Georgios Ntoumas,
Vasiliki Georgakopoulou,
A. Mantelou,
Stelios Kokkoris,
Christina Routsi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-3141
DOI - 10.5492/wjccm.v10.i5.278
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , intensive care unit , pandemic , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , pediatrics , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
In the context of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it has been reported that elderly patients are particularly at risk of developing severe illness and exhibiting increased mortality. While many studies on hospitalized elderly patients with COVID-19 have been published, limited information is available on the characteristics and clinical outcomes of those elderly patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU).