[The admission of elderly people to intensive care].
The criteria for admitting elderly people to intensive care are dependent on a number of factors, relating to the patients, the organisation of the hospital and the characteristics of the intensive care staff.This article assesses the current situation in a context where longer life expectancy is resulting in an increase in the number of elderly patients.
Service de réanimation médico-chirurgicale, Fondation Hôpital Saint Joseph, Paris, France. mgarrouste@hpsj.fr
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Garrouste-Orgeas
D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D010343:Patient Admission; D018579:Patient Selection; D011788:Quality of Life