Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of octogenarian patients in an intensive care unit from a developing country

Around the world, the elderly population is growing faster than the total population, and this difference in growth rates is increasing [1]. In 1950, 1 in every 20 individuals was aged 65 years or older; by the year 2050, this figure is projected to increase to nearly 1 in 6 (Fig. 1) [1]. These popu...