title: The very old ICU patient: a never-ending story.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, General ICU, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. hans.flaatten@kir.uib.no.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Flaatten
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Maité
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garrouste-Orgeas
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000367:Age Factors; D000369:Aged, 80 and over / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009026:Mortality; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011788:Quality of Life; D040841:Resource Allocation / Q000592:standards*; D016019:Survival Analysis