Medicina intensiva
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To evaluate if there is an association between obesity and mortality in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in adult patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation. ⋯ No relationship was found between the subgroup of obese adult patients receiving IMV and the mortality variable in the ICU.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Identification of Senior At Risk scale predicts 30-day mortality among older patients with acute heart failure.
To assess the value of frailty screening tool (Identification of Senior at Risk [ISAR]) in predicting 30-day mortality risk in older patients attended in emergency department (ED) for acute heart failure (AHF). ⋯ scale is a brief and easy tool that should be considered for frailty screening during initial assessment of older patients attended with AHF for predicting 30-day mortality.