The wave of very old people in the intensive care unit-A challenge in decision-making.
Decision-making
Intensive care
Very old people
Journal
Journal of critical care
ISSN: 1557-8615
Titre abrégé: J Crit Care
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8610642
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2020
12 2020
Historique:
received:
24
04
2020
revised:
06
07
2020
accepted:
31
08
2020
pubmed:
20
9
2020
medline:
24
4
2021
entrez:
19
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In this paper the authors express the opinion that there is much to be learned about the 80+ year old age group as it relates to critical care and end-of-life matters. We need to learn how to better predict outcome, we need to learn our limitations and deal with uncertainties, we need to better communicate with our elderly patients and their caregivers and we need to engage with our colleagues in Geriatrics. There is a wave of very old people arriving in the intensive care unit and we have much to do to prepare for it and for the ethical, fair and appropriate care of these critically ill, but elderly, patients.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32949896
pii: S0883-9441(20)30674-2
doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.08.030
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
290-293Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest All the authors declare that they have no conflict of interest issues with this manuscript.