Treatment Intensity/Factors Predicting Short and Long Term Outcomes in Elderly Critically Ill Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: Critically Ill Very Elderly Patients Admitted to ICU's

In brief

1. Patients greater than 90 years of age will have poorer outcomes in terms of mortality than younger patients controlling for disease and acuity 2. Patients greater than 90 years old will consume more resources than younger patients controlling for disease and acuity 3. Patients greater than 90 years old will show lower levels of function than younger patients controlling for disease and acuity 4. Patients greater than 90 years old will show lower levels of HRQOL at 90-120 days post ICU discharge than younger patients controlling for disease and acuity

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00554684

Run by

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

People needed

399

Starts

2007-07-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-08-23

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients 65 year an older Admitted to MICU, SICU, and CCU

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who refuse to complete HRQL questionaire while hospitalized
• Subjects refuse to participate

Where it is running

• St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital — New York, New York, United States

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