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geriatric patients ICU ICU management | June 4, 2022

Quality of life in patients aged 80 or over after ICU

Human life expectancy is increasing internationally due to financial advances, technological advances, and advances in healthcare. One consequence of this increasing life expectancy is that a large number of very old patients are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Critical care is no longer aimed at better-ensuring survival, but also at restoring pre-admission levels… Continue reading Quality of life in patients aged 80 or over after ICU