Prediction of patient mortality in a medical intensive care unit

Authors : E. Ozyilkan, Ö. Ozyilkan, M.E. Korkmaz, E. Karaagaoglu, E. Ahmed, A. Gurlek, N. Mogultekin, A. Kadayifçı

Pages : 10-15

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Publication Date : 1993-01-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :We retrospectively studied the relationship between organ system failure, sepsis, sex, age, length of stay, initial diagnosis at admission, number of organ system failures, pre-existing chronic disease, and mortality in 499 admissions to a medical intensive care unit insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ICU); in order to assess their validity to predict the outcome of ICU stay. Mortality referred to death in the ICU only: 160 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(32 %); of the 499 patients died in the ICU and 339 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(68%); were transferred onto the general medical wards. Sepsis was found to be a good predictor of mortality insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p < 0.01); as were the other predictors of death, that i.e. is, neurological, cardiovascular and pulmonary failures insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05, p<0.10, p<0.10, respectively);.
Keywords : Mortality, Medical Intensive Care Unit