TY - JOUR
T1 - The wave of very old people in the intensive care unit-A challenge in decision-making
AU - van Heerden, Peter Vernon
AU - Sviri, Sigal
AU - Beil, Michael
AU - de Lange, Dylan
AU - Szczeklik, Wojciech
AU - Jung, Christian
AU - Guidet, Bertrand
AU - Leaver, Susannah
AU - Rhodes, Andrew
AU - Boumendil, Ariane
AU - Flaatten, Hans
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - In this paper the authors express the opinion that there is much to be learned about the 80+ year old age group as it relates to critical care and end-of-life matters. We need to learn how to better predict outcome, we need to learn our limitations and deal with uncertainties, we need to better communicate with our elderly patients and their caregivers and we need to engage with our colleagues in Geriatrics. There is a wave of very old people arriving in the intensive care unit and we have much to do to prepare for it and for the ethical, fair and appropriate care of these critically ill, but elderly, patients.
AB - In this paper the authors express the opinion that there is much to be learned about the 80+ year old age group as it relates to critical care and end-of-life matters. We need to learn how to better predict outcome, we need to learn our limitations and deal with uncertainties, we need to better communicate with our elderly patients and their caregivers and we need to engage with our colleagues in Geriatrics. There is a wave of very old people arriving in the intensive care unit and we have much to do to prepare for it and for the ethical, fair and appropriate care of these critically ill, but elderly, patients.
KW - Decision-making
KW - Intensive care
KW - Very old people
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85090898386&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.08.030
DO - 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.08.030
M3 - Comment/Letter to the editor
C2 - 32949896
SN - 0883-9441
VL - 60
SP - 290
EP - 293
JO - Journal of Critical Care
JF - Journal of Critical Care
ER -