What is association of age with risk of death for ICU patients?

Bottom Line: This study of nearly 134,000 patients admitted to intensive care units in France examined the association of age with risk of death in the hospital and then three months and three years after discharge.

Authors: Matthieu Legrand, M.D., Ph.D., L’Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, France, and coauthors

(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.3215)

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