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Age, invasive ventilatory support and outcomes in elderly patients admitted to intensive care units
Age and Aging, 07/17/09
Farfel JM et al. - The combination of age and invasive mechanical ventilation is strongly associated with in-hospital mortality. Age should not be considered as a factor related to in-hospital mortality of elderly patients not requiring invasive ventilatory support in ICU.
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