Comparison of Mortality Risk Prediction Among Patients ≥70 Versus <70 Years of Age in a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Volume: 122, Issue: 10, Pages: 1773 - 1778
Published: Nov 1, 2018
Abstract
Older adults account for an increasing number of cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) admissions. This study sought to determine the predictive value of illness severity scores for mortality in CICU patients ≥70 years of age. Adult patients admitted to the CICU from 2007 to 2015 at one tertiary care hospital were reviewed. Severity of illness scores were calculated on the first CICU day. Area under the receiver-operator characteristic curve...
Paper Details
Title
Comparison of Mortality Risk Prediction Among Patients ≥70 Versus <70 Years of Age in a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Published Date
Nov 1, 2018
Volume
122
Issue
10
Pages
1773 - 1778
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