One in 3 older patients die following emergency department intubation

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) A new study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital investigated the outcomes for patients aged 65 and older after emergency department intubation across a variety of conditions and disease. Their results are published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news