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Very old Patients in the Intensive Care Unit – Balancing Benefits and Risks

Escrito por orixwp el . Posteado en Artículos PubMed

Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2025 Oct;60(10):574-590. doi: 10.1055/a-2060-8786. Epub 2025 Oct 28.ABSTRACTThe decision to initiate extended intensive care in older patients is often challenging. The ethical principles of beneficence and non-maleficence, together with the patient’s autonomous will, form the foundation of decision-making. Important prognostic factors include frailty, functional status, and comorbidities. If intensive care treatment is initiated, it should be started promptly, but with a clearly defined treatment goal and predefined limitations regarding interventions that should not be undertaken. If, during the course, the decision is made against curative intensive care, palliative care should be provided. In situations where the…
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