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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Factors that predict outcome of intensive care treatment in very elderly patients: a review. | Available online http ccforum.eom content 9 4 R307 Research Factors that predict outcome of intensive care treatment in very elderly patients a review Sophia E de Rooij1 Ameen Abu-Hanna2 Marcel Levi3 and Evert de Jonge4 1Head Department of Geriatrics Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam Amsterdam 2Adjunct Head Department of Medical Informatics Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam Amsterdam 3Professor and Head Department of Internal Medicine Cardiology and Pulmonary Disease Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam Amsterdam 4Adjunct Head Department of Intensive Care Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam Amsterdam Corresponding author Sophia E de Rooij s.e.derooij@amc.uva.nl Received 13 Jan 2005 Revisions requested 11 Mar 2005 Revisions received 6 Apr 2005 Accepted 8 Apr 2005 Published 1 7 May 2005 Critical Care 2005 9 R307-R314 DOI 10.11 86 cc3536 This article is online at http ccforum.com content 9 4 R307 2005 de Rooij et al. licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http creativecommons.org licenses by 2.0 which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Open Access Abstract Introduction Advanced age is thought to be associated with increased mortality in critically ill patients. This report reviews available data on factors that determine outcome on the value of prognostic models and on preferences regarding lifesustaining treatments in very elderly intensive care unit ICU patients. Methods We searched the Medline database January 1966 to January 2005 for English language articles. Selected articles were cross-checked for other relevant publications. Results Mortality rates are higher in elderly ICU patients than in younger patients. However it is not age per se but associated factors such as severity of illness and premorbid functional status that appear to be .
