Propensity-Adjusted Comparison of Mortality of Elderly Versus Very Elderly Ventilated Patients.
BACKGROUND: The growing proportion of elderly intensive care patients constitutes a public health challenge. The benefit of critical care in these patients remains unclear. We compared outcomes in elderly versus very elderly subjects receiving mechanical ventilation. METHODS: In total, 5,557 mechani...
| Published in: | Respiratory Care Vol. 66; no. 5; pp. 814 - 822 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
May2021
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |