Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin
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Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed · Sep 2011
Review[Geriatric patients in intensive care medicine. Ethical aspects].
Due to demographic change and progress in medicine, the percentage of geriatric patients treated in intensive care is continuously increasing. In addition to the acute disease, many of these patients may also have chronic illnesses, multimorbidity, and cognitive limitations. ⋯ The denial of access to intensive care, however, cannot be justified by the advanced age of the patient alone. This would display an ethically problematic form of discrimination (ageism).