Welke tachtigplussers profiteren van intensive care?: Een voorstel voor triage

Diederik van Dijk; Lenneke E.M. van Lelyveld-Haas; Bernard G. Fikkers

Welke tachtigplussers profiteren van intensive care? Een voorstel voor triage

Translated title of the contribution: Which octogenarians benefit from the intensive care unit? : A proposal for triage

Diederik van Dijk, Lenneke E.M. van Lelyveld-Haas, Bernard G. Fikkers

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Intensive care unit (ICU) treatment can be associated with substantial suffering of patients, and those over eighty years old carry a much worse prognosis than younger ICU patients. Nevertheless, in the Netherlands we admit many people over the age of eighty to the ICU. Is this good practice? Whilst some elderly people may benefit, others don't. ICU treatment without mechanical ventilation is associated with less suffering, can still lead to a good outcome, and thus can often be justified in patients over eighty years. Full ICU treatment including prolonged mechanical ventilation, however, should only be used in selected cases.

Translated title of the contribution	Which octogenarians benefit from the intensive care unit? : A proposal for triage
Original language	Dutch
Article number	D7946
Journal	Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
Volume	168
Publication status	Published - 5 Mar 2024

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