Elderly patients with cancer admitted to intensive care unit: A multicenter study in a middle-income country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Very elderly critically ill patients (ie, those older than 75 or 80 years) are an increasing population in intensive care units. However, patients with cancer have encompassed only a minority in epidemiological studies of very old critically-ill patients. We aimed to describe clinical characteristics and identify factors associated with hospital mortality in a cohort of patients aged 80 or older with cancer admitted to intensive care units (ICUs).

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study in 94 ICUs in Brazil. We included patients aged 80 years or older with active cancer who had an unplanned admission. We performed a mixed effect logistic regression model to identify variables independently associated with hospital mortality.

Results

Of 4604 included p

SUBMITTER: Nassar Junior AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7442258 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature