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EJMI. 2018; 2(2): 83-89 | DOI: 10.14744/ejmi.2018.83007

Life Expectancy of Intensive Care Patients After Admittance to Hospital

Ayse Sahin Tutak1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Adıyaman University of Faculty of Medicine, Adıyaman, Turkey

Objectives: This study was carried out with the aim of investigating whether differences exist with respect to 2-year life expectancy and mortality in patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) according to age, gender, and diagnosis. Methods: The patient population was divided into 2 groups: those aged ≤62 years and those aged >62 years at admittance to the ICU. The data of age and gender were acquired from the electronic medical record system and examined retrospectively. Results: A total of 482 patients were included in the study and the mortality of those patients was tracked for 2 years following the admission of the last patient to the ICU. In all, 124 patients died before being discharged from the ICU. The surviving patients were retrospectively investigated through the state Death Notification System. The ratio of the deceased aged >62 years was 82.8%, while those aged ≤62 was determined to be 17.2%. The ratio of males among those who died was statistically significant (male/female: 56.3%/43.7%). Though the ratio of patients included in the chest diseases department of the ICU was 36.5%, their mortality ratio constituted 49.4% of all patients at the conclusion of 2 years. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate a 2-year life expectancy for male ICU patients aged over 62 years in the chest diseases category may be lower ratio than other groups.


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Sahin Tutak A. Life Expectancy of Intensive Care Patients After Admittance to Hospital. EJMI. 2018; 2(2): 83-89

Corresponding Author: Ayse Sahin Tutak

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