Critical Care in Older People in Low and Middle-Countries (LMICs): Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) Protocol in Andes Mountains
Johan Sebastian Villada-Gómez,
Maria-Cristina Florian-Perez,
Tatiana Murillo-Molina
et al.
Abstract:Background: The number of older adults in ICU care is increasing. Nowadays, at least fifty percent of ICU patients are aged 65 years and older. The most frequent pathologies to be admitted to the ICU in older people include acute diseases, long-term conditions, and acute or chronic disease exacerbations. Furthermore, new clinical phenotypes, and geriatric syndromes (falls, frailty, immobility) result from the interaction of age-associated conditions and comorbidity. Severity of index disease, multimorbidity, p… Show more
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