A new multi-national network studying very old intensive care patients (vips)

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A new multi-national network studying very old intensive care patients (vips)
 
Heerden, Peter V. van; Beil, Michael; Guidet, Bertrand; Sviri, Sigal; Jung, Christian; de Lange, Dylan; Leaver, Susannah; Fjolner, Jesper; Szczeklik, Wojciech; Flaatten, Hans
(2021) ANAESTHESIOLOGY INTENSIVE THERAPY, volume 53, issue 4, pp. 290 - 295
(Editorial)
Abstract
In Europe there are increasing numbers of old (more than 65 years old) and very old (more than 80 years old) patients (very old intensive care patients - VIPs) (Figure 1). In addition to combinations of chronic conditions (multi-morbidity), there are geriatric disabilities and functional limitations, with a profound impact ... read more
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Keywords: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ait.2021.108084
ISSN: 1642-5758
Publisher: Termedia Publishing House Ltd.
Note: Funding Information: the rapid increase in the number of publications, as shown by the slope of the graph in Figure 2, indicates the increased interest in the area of ViPs. a group based on the Health Service research and outcome Section (HSro) of the European Society of intensive Care Medicine (ESiCM) decided to further advance the study of ViPs, and an initiative was launched at the HSro Section meeting in Milan in october 2016. We describe herein the development and progress of the research network (ViP Network) that has grown out of these initial efforts. the new ViP Network, with financial support from the ESiCM (ESiCM research award for 2017), identified knowledge gaps both in how best to treat ViPs and in outcomes (survival and quality of life). the ViP Network is led by a steering group which meets in person from time to time (e.g. at international research meetings, as well as at dedicated network meetings in Bergen, Norway, and Jerusalem, israel [2]) and weekly by videoconference to discuss the research agenda. the steering group emphasizes shared decision-making and inclusiveness. the task of leading research projects has been distributed amongst the group members. interested researchers from outside the core group are often invited to join projects. the steering group sets the agenda
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