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The Frailty Phenotype and Palliative Care Needs of Older Survivors of Critical Illness.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - 1 Jun 2017
Pollack Lauren R, Goldstein Nathan E, Gonzalez Wendy C, Blinderman Craig D, Maurer Mathew S, Lederer David J, Baldwin Matthew R
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OBJECTIVES: To assess symptoms in older intensive care unit (ICU) survivors and determine whether post-ICU frailty identifies those with the greatest palliative care needs. DESIGN: A prospective cohort study. SETTING: Urban tertiary care hospital and community hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Medical ICU survivors of mechanical ventilation aged 65 and older (N = 125). MEASUREMENTS: Baseline measurements of the Edmonton...
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