Predictors of Mortality in Older Patients following Medical Intensive Care: The Importance of Functional Status

Objective: We examined predictors of hospital and 6‐month mortality in older Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) patients with particular attention to age and functional status. Age is generally thought to be strongly associated with intensive care outcomes, but this relationship may be confounded by age‐related changes. These age‐related changes may be approximated by changes in functional status (FS).

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