Abstract

PEREZ GUTIERREZ, Norton. ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY OF PATIENTS IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN A HOSPITAL IN THE DEPARTMENT OF META, COLOMBIA. Investig. andina [online]. 2016, vol.18, n.33, pp.1605-1624.  Epub June 16, 2015. ISSN 0124-8146.

The number of intensive care units has increased in Colombia the last 15 years. It has allowed that patients from remote areas access to this facility. Specialized treatment and care decreases mortality, however it is still high. The aim of the research was to evaluate mortality-associated factors in a mixed ICU in a regional hospital.

A cross-sectional study was conducted based on the data of patients admitted to the intensive care unit between September and December 2013 in the Hospital de Granada, Meta, Colombia.

One hundred and thirty-four records from patients admitted during the period of research were analyzed. Thirty-two percent of them died. Mortality-associated factors were severity, level of therapeutic intervention and need of mechanical ventilation. Critical care patients with high APACHE II and TISS-28 scores have higher risk to die in an early time.

Keywords : critical care; critical illness; mortality; morbidity; ventilator-associated pneumonia; Colombia.

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