Analytic Reviews: Considerations in Caring for the Critically Ill Older Patient
Pisani MA. Analytic Reviews: Considerations in Caring for the Critically Ill Older Patient. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2008, 24: 83-95. PMID: 19114416, DOI: 10.1177/0885066608329942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder patientsPhysiologic changesOlder intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit admissionIntensive care unit patientsIll Older PatientsImportant physiologic changesOlder ICU patientsCare unit admissionCare unit patientsDevelopment of sepsisSeverity of illnessUnit admissionCritical illnessUnit patientsICU patientsPoor outcomeAdverse outcomesRisk factorsCritical careOutcome studiesChronologic agePatientsAge 65Sepsis