DETERMINANTS OF OUTCOME IN ELDERLY PATIENTS ADMITTED TO MEDICAL ICU: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY FROM A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN SOUTH INDIA.

Dr. S. Naga Mohana Rao; Dr G. Harish Kumar Reddy; Dr. G. Harish Chowdary; Dr. G. Swarnalatha Devi

Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

DETERMINANTS OF OUTCOME IN ELDERLY PATIENTS ADMITTED TO MEDICAL ICU: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY FROM A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN SOUTH INDIA.

Dr. S. Naga Mohana Rao, Dr G. Harish Kumar Reddy, Dr. G. Harish Chowdary, Dr. G. Swarnalatha Devi

Abstract :

INTRODUCTION: Increase in the life span has increased the emphasis being given to improve the quality of disease assessment and management in the elderly, especially since the elderly have a higher incidence of illness and need for recurrent hospitalizations.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study is an observational study and was conducted in the ASRAM Hospital ICU with 242 sample size taken including all elderly people (Age > 60) who were admitted to the medical ICU.

RESULTS: Patients age greater than 75 is associated with increase in mortality in elderly admitted to medical ICU. Use of ionotropes and Ventilators are associated with increase in mortality in elderly patients above 60 years of age to medical ICU. No statistically significant association between length of ICU stay and mortality was found among elderly patients above 60 years of age admitted to medical ICU.

CONCLUSION: In our study conducted on the elderly critically ill medical patients, we found that age greater than 75 was associated with increased mortality.