A Very Old Patient in the ICU: Much More Than an Acute Organ Dysfuncti

• 20/04/2023

Treating an elderly patient in intensive therapy requires the integration of many components. The purpose of this paper is to promote a comprehensive assessment of the critically ill patient aged 80 or more years.   Introduction Ageing of the population combined with a shortage of intensive care unit (ICU) beds results in a demand for intensive care continuously outstripping supply of...