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Association of Chronic Heart Failure with Mortality in Old Intensive Care Patie...
Romano Bruno, R; Wernly, B; Wolff, G; Fjølner, J; Artigas, A; Bollen Pinto, B; Schefold, J; Kindgen‐Milles, D; Baldia, P; Kelm, M; Beil, M; Sviri, SAims: Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a major risk factor for mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This prospective international multicentre study investigates the role of pre-existing CHF on clinical outcomes of critically ill old (≥70 years) intensive care patients with COVID-19. Methods and results: Patients with pre-existing CHF were subclassified as having ischaemic or non-ischaemic cardiac di...
The Impact of Frailty on Survival in Elderly Intensive Care Patients with COVID...
Jung, C; Flaatten, H; Fjolner, J; Bruno, R; Wernly, B; Artigas, A; Pinto, B; Schefold, J; Wolff, G; Kelm, M; Beil, M; Sviri, S; Heerden, P; Szczeklil, WBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic has led highly developed healthcare systems to the brink of collapse due to the large numbers of patients being admitted into hospitals. One of the potential prognostic indicators in patients with COVID-19 is frailty. The degree of frailty could be used to assist both the triage into intensive care, and decisions regarding treatment limitations. Our study sought to determine th...