Correction to: Risk factors for mortality in elderly and very elderly critically ill patients with sepsis: a prospective, observational, multicenter cohort study.

Following the publication of the original article [1], the author reported a mistake in Fig. 1.

Risk factors for mortality in elderly and very elderly critically ill patients with sepsis: a prospective, observational, multicenter cohort study.

Background: Age has been traditionally considered a risk factor for mortality in elderly patients admitted to intensive care units. The aim of this prospective, observational, multicenter cohort study is to determine the risk factors for mortality in elderly and very elderly critically ill patients with sepsis.

Results: A total of 1490 patients with ≥ 65 years of age were included in the study; most of them 1231 (82.