title: The impact of the ageing population on intensive care provision.
abstract: This paper explores the impact of the ageing population on the health service and intensive care provision. The concept of rationing is discussed. The paper concludes that age alone is not a reliable prediction of outcome (e.g. length of stay; mortality). The review highlights the lack of literature available offering a comparison of costs associated with intensive care management of the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Sheffield Hallam University.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Edbrooke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hibbert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kingsley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology