title: Short- and long-term prognosis, functional outcome following ICU for elderly.
abstract: Among 1532 ICU patients we analysed 295 elderly patients (19%) aged more than 70-years-old. We determined prospectively the immediate and subsequent one-year outcome with a study of the predictive value of their ICU admission parameters. Then we followed the ICU survivors over the year after discharge (1, 6, 12 months) by quality of life questionnaires. ICU mortality was 26.7%; SAPS was the only predictor of short term mortality. On ICU discharge, 216 elderly were followed at 1, 6, 12 months; the one-year cumulative mortality was 49% from ICU discharge, majority of deaths occurring over the first month. Age, previous health status and SAPS had a predictor value of one-year mortality for ICU survivors. 103 patients were alive at one year: 88% returned to home, 72% had a relatively good functional status allowing an independent life, and 82% had the same or improved functional status.
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Hôpital Nord, Saint Etienne, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mahul
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perrot
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tempelhoff
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gaussorgues
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jospe
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ducreux
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dumont
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Motin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Auboyer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Robert
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003422:Critical Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015996:Survival Rate