Predictive Model for Mortality in Older People With Critical Illness

Development of a Predictive Model for Mortality in Patients Aged 75 or Older With Critical Illness

The present study aims to develop a predictive model to identify elderly patients with the highest likelihood of mortality upon admission to an intensive care unit.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men and women aged 75 or older.
• Admission to an ICU from the Emergency Department.
• Availability of or possibility to contact a participant's informant.
• Informed consent for participation in the study, either by the participant or a valid legal representative.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants meeting any of the following exclusion criteria will not be included in the study:

• Patients transferred to the Emergency Department from a hospital ward.
• Patients who die within the first 24 hours of ICU admission.
• Patients admitted to Step-Down Units.
• Patients requiring ICU admission for any of the following reasons:

Orotracheal intubation or advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed prior to arrival at the Emergency Department.

AV block awaiting pacemaker implantation. Activation of the STEMI or Stroke care pathway. Post-cardiac catheterization for acute coronary syndrome.

• Participation in another clinical study involving an intervention, procedure, or visit schedule that is incompatible with the present study.