Changes of health-related quality of life in critically ill octogenarians: a follow-up study.

José G M Hofhuis; Henk F van Stel; Augustinus J P Schrijvers; Johannes H Rommes; Peter E Spronk

doi:10.1378/chest.10-0803

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Changes of health-related quality of life in critically ill octogenarians: a follow-up study.

Authors

Hofhuis, José G M¹
van Stel, Henk F²
Schrijvers, Augustinus J P²
Rommes, Johannes H³
Spronk, Peter E⁴

¹ Department of Intensive Care, Gelre Hospital, Apeldoorn. Electronic address: [email protected]
² Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht.
³ Department of Intensive Care, Gelre Hospital, Apeldoorn.
⁴ Department of Intensive Care, Gelre Hospital, Apeldoorn; Department of Intensive Care, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. , (Netherlands)

Type

Published Article

Journal

CHEST Journal

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

December 2011

Volume

140

Issue

6

Pages

1473–1483

Identifiers

DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-0803

PMID: 21960698

Source

Medline

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Unknown

Abstract

We demonstrated a good recovery of HRQOL in octogenarians surviving critical illness. The findings suggest that denying admission to the ICU should not just rely on old age.

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