Are elderly patients' opinions sought before admission to an intensive care unit? Results of the ICE-CUB study

Le Guen, J.; Boumendil, Ariane; Guidet, Bertrand; Corvol, Aline; Saint‐Jean, Olivier; Somme, Dominique

doi:10.1093/ageing/afv191

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Are elderly patients' opinions sought before admission to an intensive care unit? Results of the ICE-CUB study

Published in Age and Ageing • Jan 11, 2016

Authors:

J. Le Guen

Ariane Boumendil

Bertrand Guidet

Abstract

BACKGROUND: demand for intensive care of the very elderly is growing, but few studies report inclusion of their opinions in the admission decision-making process. Whether or not to refer a very elderly patient to intensive care unit is a difficult decision that should take into account individual wi...

Subject

Medicine

Intensive care unit

Referral

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