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- Becky Thornburg
- Becky Thornburg is Registered Nurse, Case Manager at Eden Home Health in Carson City, Nev. Peg Gray-Vickrey is Provost and Professor of Nursing at Texas A&M University, Central Texas in Killeen, Tex
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Abstract
SummaryAs the proportion of elderly people in the general population increases, so does the number admitted to critical care. In caring for an older patient, the intensivist has to balance the complexities of an acute illness, pre-existing co-morbidities and patient preference for life-sustaining treatment with the chances of survival, quality of life after critical illness and rationing of expensive, limited resources. This remains one of the most challenging areas of critical care practice.
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Affiliation(s)
- Becky Ali
- School of Nursing, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Fla., USA
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Chronopoulos A, Rosner MH, Cruz DN, Ronco C. Acute kidney injury in elderly intensive care patients: a review. Intensive Care Med 2010; 36:1454-64. [DOI: 10.1007/s00134-010-1957-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2009] [Accepted: 06/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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