(i) Age > 65 years | |
(ii) Critical/unstable clinical situation | |
(iii) Seriously limited functional status without potential for rehabilitation | |
(iv) Colonisation with Burkholderia cenocepacia, Burkholderia gladioli and Mycobacteria abscessus | |
(v) Diseases not optimally treated (e.g., arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, GERD, osteoporosis, and coronary heart disease) |