Ann Acad Med Singap
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Ann Acad Med Singap · May 2001
The practice of foregoing life support in the critically ill "old old": a Singapore perspective.
To study the practice of foregoing life support (FLS) therapy between the young old and the old old. ⋯ Illness severity, as reflected by the APACHE II(M) score and the presence of a high-risk diagnosis, rather than age, predicted FLS orders.