Aggressiveness of Intensive Care Use Among Patients With Lung Cancer in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare Registry
Autor: | Cooke, Colin R., Feemster, Laura C., Wiener, Renda Soylemez, O'Neil, Maya E., Slatore, Christopher G. |
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Zdroj: | Chest; October 2014, Vol. 146 Issue: 4 p916-923, 8p |
Abstrakt: | Approximately 65% of elderly patients with lung cancer who are admitted to the ICU will die within 6 months. Efforts to improve end-of-life care for this population must first understand the patient factors that underlie admission to the ICU. |
Databáze: | Supplemental Index |
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