Medicina intensiva
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Med Intensiva
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Historical Article
[Introduction to the series: "Update": mechanical ventilation].
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study Observational Study
Prognosis of elderly patients subjected to mechanical ventilation in the ICU.
To analyze the prognosis of mechanically ventilated elderly patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). ⋯ Older patients (≥ 75 years) have significantly higher in-ICU and in-hospital mortality than younger patients without differences in the duration of mechanical ventilation. Differences in mortality were at the expense of pneumonia, sepsis and trauma.