Abstract
There is significant prolongation of average life expectancy of population, which is associated with increased mental and physical capacity and quality of life of older people. At present time very old patients are no more patients aged more than 65; very old patients are defined as being aged more than 80 years. This positive trend has two consequences for specialists, who are working in intensive care:
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The number of older patients, who undergo aggressive therapeutic procedure (surgical procedures, endoscopic or endovascular interventions), is growing. Indeed more advanced therapeutic procedures (e.g. endovascular interventions, laparoscopic surgery, joint replacement) have become accessible also for older patients.
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The proportion of older patients, who are hospitalized in ICU, is increasing. This is a result of extended age but also of more intensive treatment of very old patients.
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Sobotka, L. (2018). The Very Old Patient. In: Berger, M. (eds) Critical Care Nutrition Therapy for Non-nutritionists. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58652-6_10
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