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Articles from Asia Pacific Region:
Am I too old for this, Doctor? Using population life expectancy to guide clinical decision-making
Prognostication is important in clinical decision-making, especially as end-of-life approaches. When weighing a proposed intervention against potential harm, sound evidence is not necessarily available. In decades past, preventative management was often missed in older people because trials were conducted largely on younger people, so medication effects were not proven in older people. Now, because of equity concerns, evidence-based guidelines (largely) ignore age. Care of older patients with several comorbidities [1] can present additional challenges, because of the difficulties in reconciling the needs of one condition against others. Should age be used in clinical decision-making? https://goo.gl/x6S3I3