[Cause of mortality in the surgery intensive care unit at the Social Security Branch of Panamá]

J E Sinclair; A A Matos; M Guerra

[Cause of mortality in the surgery intensive care unit at the Social Security Branch of Panamá]

Rev Med Panama. 1996 Jan-May;21(1-2):60-3.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

J E Sinclair¹, A A Matos, M Guerra

Affiliation

¹ Unidad de Cuidado Intensivo de Cirugía del Complejo Hospitalario Metropolitano de la Caja de Seguro Social Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid.

PMID: 8966241

Abstract

The authors analyzed the mortality of patients admitted to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit of the Social Security Metropolitan Hospital Complex (SSMHC) in the city of Panama, from January to July 31, 1994. They determined that most of patients were males under 65 years of age and that the main cause of death was multiple trauma with shock. There was also a strong correlation between the syndrome of multiple organ failure, sepsis and death. The 17% mortality indicates an acceptable, good management of the patients admitted to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit of the SSMHC.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aged
Cause of Death*
Critical Care / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Hospital Mortality*
Humans
Intensive Care Units / statistics & numerical data*
Male
Middle Aged
Panama / epidemiology