ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Contemporary assessment of short- and functional 90-days outcome in old intensive care patients suffering from COVID-19
Authors' conclusion
Living conditions influence the outcome of critically ill old patients suffering from Covid-19. Only a minority returned to their initial habitat after ICU survival.
Study context
- Population
- Old (≥ 70 years) ICU patients with Covid-19 in the post-vaccination era
- Participants
- 642 participants
- Exposure
- ICU survivors vs non-survivors; living conditions before ICU admission vs 90 days after ICU discharge
- Outcome
- Difference of living conditions of ICU survivors before ICU admission and 90 days after ICU discharge
- Follow-up
- 90 days after ICU discharge
Methodological detailsinternational, multicentre
- International
- Multicentre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Living conditions
Maintained the same living conditions after 90 days
22 %
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
Mortality
%
- ICU mortality
- 39
- 30-days mortality
- 47
- 90 days mortality
- 55
Quality of life (self-reported)
- Average score
- 60 (50-75)
View of ICU admission · 90 days
- Surviving patients viewed ICU admission positively, relatives more uncertain
Original publication
Contemporary assessment of short- and functional 90-days outcome in old intensive care patients suffering from COVID-19. J Crit Care. Published 3 December 2024. doi:10.
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