Figure 1From: Acute respiratory failure in the elderly: etiology, emergency diagnosis and prognosisEffects of an appropriate medical care in the emergency department on prognosis. Effects of an appropriate (full bars) or inappropriate (hatched bars) diagnosis in the emergency department (a) or initial emergency treatment (b) on the number of hospital-free days within 1 month after admission (expressed as median), percentage of patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU), or mortality. NS, not significant.Back to article page