Mary Lynn Davis-Ajami, Chiang-Hua Chang, Sumedha Gupta, Babar Ali Khan, Craig A Solid, Husam El Sharu, Malaz Boustani, Brandon A Yates, Kosali Simon
BACKGROUND: Intensive care unit (ICU) utilization has increased among patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementia (ADRD), although outcomes are poor. OBJECTIVES: To compare ICU discharge location and subsequent mortality between patients with and patients without ADRD enrolled in Medicare Advantage. METHODS: This observational study used Optum's Clinformatics Data Mart Database from years 2016 to 2019 and included adults aged >67 years with continuous Medicare Advantage coverage and a first ICU admission in 2018...
July 1, 2023: American Journal of Critical Care