Disease-induced disability may reflect a condition of biological inability to react to acute diseases (i.e., frailty), and should be assessed as a relevant prognostic indicator.

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The SICU is an innovative method to treat frail elderly patients with more severe conditions. Low hospital mortality compared with that of severe patients in the ACE unit supports the usefulness of this model. It could be implemented in medical units of large hospitals in order to give optimal care and advanced interventions to the frail elderly and to avoid intensive care unit overcrowding.

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