Natural enemy or friend? Pneumonia in the very elderly critically ill patient. Editorial Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Pneumonia is a common problem in the elderly with higher short- and long-term mortality than younger patients and similar age patients with other illnesses. Aggressive care may not be justified and broad-spectrum antibiotics may create antibiotic resistant pathogens that harm others. http://bit.ly/2P8LUNp

publication date

  • February 19, 2020

Research

keywords

  • Critical Illness
  • Pneumonia

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC9488635

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85079761199

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181f1cba5

PubMed ID

  • 32075859

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 29

issue

  • 155