Clinical evolution of adult, elderly and very elderly patients admitted in Intensive Care Units Evolución clínica de adultos, ancianos y muy ancianos internados en Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Evolução clínica de adultos, idosos e muito idosos internados em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva

This study compared clinical outcomes among adult, elderly and very elderly patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) located in São Paulo, Brazil. This retrospective, longitudinal and comparative study included 279 adult (&#8805;18 and <60 years), 216 elderly (&#8805;60 and <80...

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Main Authors: Verônica Cunha Rodrigues de Oliveira, Lilia de Souza Nogueira, Rafaela Andolhe, Katia Grillo Padilha, Regina Marcia Cardoso de Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-12-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692011000600010