Background There is currently no international recommendation for the admission or
treatment of the critically ill older patients over 80 years of age in the intensive care unit …

Infections are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the advanced aged. Various
factors including immunosenescens, comorbid chronic diseases, and alterations in normal …

Correction to: Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of pressure injuries in adult intensive
care unit patients: the DecubICUs study | Intensive Care Medicine Skip to main content …

Purpose Premorbid conditions affect prognosis of acutely-ill aged patients. Several lines of
evidence suggest geriatric syndromes need to be assessed but little is known on their …

Purpose Very old critical ill patients are a rapid expanding group in the ICU. Indications for
admission, triage criteria and level of care are frequently discussed for such patients …

Dysnatremia is associated with increased mortality in patients with community-acquired
pneumonia. SARS-COV2 (Severe-acute-respiratory syndrome caused by Coronavirus-type …

Purpose To document and analyse the decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining
treatment (LST) in a population of very old patients admitted to the ICU. Methods This …

Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of mortality and factors independently associated
with mortality in older patients admitted to ICU. Data Sources: MEDLINE via PubMed …

Sepsis is a significant public health concern, particularly affecting individuals above 70
years in developed countries. This is a crucial fact due to the increasing aging population …

Background This large-scale analysis pools individual data about the Clinical Frailty Scale
(CFS) to predict outcome in the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods A systematic search …