BACKGROUND
Outcomes for very old patients (≥ 80 years) referred but not admitted to an intensive care unit have not been described in Australia and New Zealand.
OBJECTIVE
To ascertain long-term (12-month) outcomes for very old patients urgently referred for ICU support at a tertiary referral hospital.
DESIGN, SETTING AND PATIENTS
A retrospective, medical record review of 1240 very old patie...
