Anaesthesiology intensive therapy
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Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther · Jan 2018
Frailty is associated with an increased mortality among patients ≥ 80 years old treated in Polish ICUs
The increasing population of very old intensive care patients (VIPs) is a major challenge currently faced by clinicians and policymakers. Reliable indicators of VIPs' prognosis and purposefulness of their admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) are urgently needed. ⋯ Measuring frailty in critically ill older adults can facilitate making more informed clinical decisions and help avoid futile interventions.