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Does advanced age imply a worse prognosis for intensive care patients? [Bedeutet ein höheres Lebensalter eine schlechtere Prognose in der Intensivmedizin?]

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  • Holst, D.
  • Möllmann, M.
  • Feyerherd, F.
  • Reichl, C.
  • Wendt, M.

Abstract

Limited resources in intensive care medicine keep raising the question of whether intensive care can be made available to all patients without restriction. Elder patients are often subjectively ascribed a worse prognosis without objectifying this decision with relevant data. A prospective data acquisition on a postoperative intensive care unit was undertaken to investigate whether age is a special risk factor in intensi-ve care medicine. The results of the present-study demonstrate that a higher age does not go along with a worse prognosis and that every effort towards an optimized intensive care is justified without restriction.

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  • Holst, D. & Möllmann, M. & Feyerherd, F. & Reichl, C. & Wendt, M., 1996. "Does advanced age imply a worse prognosis for intensive care patients? [Bedeutet ein höheres Lebensalter eine schlechtere Prognose in der Intensivmedizin?]," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 86(11), pages 18-21.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1996:86:11:18-21_0
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