Acute cardiac care & resuscitationGuideline or statement
Older Adults in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Factoring Geriatric Syndromes in the Management, Prognosis, and Process of Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
- Scientific statement
Scope
As issued by the authors
Older adults in the cardiac ICU (CICU): age-related risks, geriatric conditions (multimorbidity, polypharmacy, cognitive decline and delirium, frailty), relevant assessment tools and opportunities to enhance CICU care
Original publication
Older Adults in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Factoring Geriatric Syndromes in the Management, Prognosis, and Process of Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. Published 9 December 2019. doi:10.1161/cir.0000000000000741
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