Very Old Intensive Care Patients Across Two Eras: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Outcomes Between 2005–2009 and 2015–2019
Over the past two decades, the proportion of very old intensive care patients (VIPs; aged ≥ 80 years) admitted to intensive care units has significantly increased. Despite advances in critical care, outcomes for this vulnerable population remain variable and poorly understood across different eras in medical practi...