Inhospital outcome of elderly patients in an intensive care unit in a Sub-Saharan hospital
- BMC Anesthesiology , 18 : 118-118
Résumé
BACKGROUND: In Burkina Faso, demographics are changing and we are seeing a growing prevalence of older patients in intensive care units. Elderly people have increased health care needs but there is a lack of geriatric specialists. This study aimed to analyze in-hospital outcome of patients aged over 65 years, admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Yalgado Hospital. METHODS: We carried out a 5-year retrospective study in the ICU of Yalgado Ouédraogo Hospital. Elderly patients with completed records were included. Baseline characteristics, clinical and outcome were analyzed. RESULTS: p = 0.001) were independent factors. CONCLUSION: Elderly patients were frequent in ICU and their mortality rate was high. Stroke, severe brain trauma, surgery, complications occurring during hospitalization were independent risk factors of death.
Mots-clés
Anesthesiology, Medicine, Intensive care unit, Pain medicine, Outcome (game theory), Emergency medicine, Intensive care medicine, Anesthesia