Using a CriSTAL scoring system to identify pre-morbid conditions associated with a poor outcome after admission to intensive care in people 70 years or older.

ABSTRACT: Older people admitted to intensive care are considered to have lower physiological reserves, an increased susceptibility to infection and longer recovery times, resulting in generally poorer outcomes after intensive care treatment. However, biological heterogeneity makes identification of those with the best chances of survival within their group difficult and risks subjecting those at the end of their lives to unsuccessful treatments. There is no fit-for-purpose outcome prediction tool capable of identifying patients most at risk of these poor outcomes at the point of admission to intensive care. This retrospective study sought to identify factors associated with mortality in older patients (≥70 years) admitted to a teaching hospital critical care unit using objective variables readily av

SUBMITTER: Jankowski K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6693104 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature