Clinical characteristics and outcome of very elderly patients ≥90 years in intensive care: a retrospective observational study

Annals of Intensive Care

Table 4 Clinical course and outcome

Results	n	%
ICU mortality^a	68	18.3
Hospital mortality^a	115	30.9
Unplanned surgery	46	38
Planned surgery	15	12.1
Medical admission	54	42.5
Withholding and/or withdrawal of therapy	93	25
Discharge destination
Home	122	47.5
Nursing care facilities	101	39.3
Short-term nursing care	17	6.6
Unknown	17	6.6
28-day mortality	149	40.1
90-day mortality	176	47.3
1-year mortality	242	65.1