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Rev Cub Med Int Emerg 2017; 16 (2)

Morbidity and mortality in an intensive care unit of Luanda during two years

García GA, Noa CSS, León RM, Agüero CY, Faria MID, Buzi KVZ

Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 101-108
PDF size: 456.29 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: Angola has a young population, and the infectious diseases are the first causes of morbidity and mortality that is why this kind of illness is the main motive of admissions in the intensive care units.
Objectives: to describe some mortality and morbidity aspects in a series of patients who were admitted to an intensive care unit.
Methods: a retrospective, longitudinal, observational and descriptive trial was carried out in an intensive care unit of Hospital in Luanda from July 2014 to July 2016. The final sample was 543 patients. The statistical methods for the trial included absolute and relative frequency distributions, central tendency measures, Chi-square and Student´s t tests. The level of significance was set at 5%.
Results: the sample accounted for 88 % of the admissions. The average age was 28,7 ± 14,3 years. Males (65,2%) and the 13-20 years age group (37,2%) predominated. The men/women ratio was 1.8:1. Over half of patients discharged alive (56,9%). Malaria´s admission showed the highest number of hospitalized people (50,8%). APACHE II score ≥ 16 represented the mayor percent of death (70,3%). Mayor part of death occurred in patients mechanically ventilated (78,4%).
Conclusions: the young patient represented a significant part of the admissions to the intensive care unit, and the malaria represented the mayor percent of admissions.


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