Comparison of risk of death between older and non-older critical patients in ICU: a retrospective cohort study of consecutive 3 years

Zhonghua wei zhong bing ji jiu yi xue
Ye-Ting ZhouBenwen Xu

Abstract

To investigate the risk of death between older and non-older critical patients in intensive care unit (ICU) in Shuyang People's Hospital. A retrospective cohort study was conducted. The critical patients who aged 15 or above, and admitted to ICU of Shuyang People's Hospital from January 2014 to December 2016 were enrolled, and all the data was collected from the registration and electronic medical records in the ICU. The prevalence and causes of death in ICU critical patients during the study period were observed. The patients were divided into elderly group (65 years and older) and non-elderly group (15-65 years), and logistic regression analysis was performed for the risk of death in the two groups. During the study period, 2 707 critical patients in emergency were admitted to the ICU of Shuyang People's Hospital, and patients not satisfied the inclusion criteria were excluded. Finally, a total of 2 466 patients were enrolled in the analysis with the male and female ratio of 1.6 : 1, an average age of (61.8±17.3) years, a median Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score of 6 (4, 8), and with a median ICU stay of 3 (1, 6) days. In 2 466 critical patients, the most common cause of critical state was spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (2...Continue Reading

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