Association of Age With Short-term and Long-term Mortality Among Patients Discharged From Intensive Care Units in France.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

An aging population is increasing the need for intensive care unit (ICU) beds. The benefit of ICU admission for elderly patients remains a subject of debate; however, long-term outcomes across all adult age strata are unknown.

Objective

To describe short-term and long-term mortality (up to 3 years after discharge) across age strata in adult patients admitted to French ICUs.

Design, setting, and participants

Using data extracted from the French national health system database, this cohort study determined in-hospital mortality and mortality at 3 months and 3 years after discharge of adult patients (older than 18 years) admitted to French ICUs from January 1 to December 31, 2013, focusing on age strata. The dates of analysis were November 2017 to December 201

SUBMITTER: Atramont A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6512465 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature