Safety, quality & education

European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) consensus-based recommendations for the management of very old patients in intensive care

Intensive Care MedPublished Consensus statement

An erratum to this article was published (Intensive Care Med, Jul 2025 ↗)

Methodological detailsDelphi study, multi-national, multi-disciplinary, Two Delphi rounds, Strong or moderate consensus: ≥90% or ≥80% of experts agreeing or disagreeing on the 3 highest or lowest levels of a 9-point Likert scale
  • Delphi study
  • Multi-national
  • Multi-disciplinary
  • Two Delphi rounds
  • Strong or moderate consensus: ≥90% or ≥80% of experts agreeing or disagreeing on the 3 highest or lowest levels of a 9-point Likert scale

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. Recommendations for 48 statements and 2 checklists with consensus: fundamental principles, goals of care, decision-making about ICU admission and treatment, and management after discharge

Original publication

ESICM consensus-based recommendations for the management of very old patients in intensive care. Intensive Care Med. Published 17 February 2025. doi:10.1007/s00134-025-07794-4

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