Scope and mortality of adult medical ICU patients in an Eastern Cape tertiary hospital.
Robert FreercksN GigiRyan E AylwardS PaziJ EnsorElizabeth van der MerwePublished in: The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society (2022)
The epidemiology and outcomes of adults who are critically ill from medical conditions in South African intensive care units was previously unknown but has been described in this study. The association of sepsis, TB, HIV and acute kidney injury with mortality is discussed.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- acute kidney injury
- south africa
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- risk factors
- cardiovascular events
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiac surgery
- mechanical ventilation
- antiretroviral therapy
- hepatitis c virus
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- peritoneal dialysis
- hiv testing
- young adults
- skeletal muscle
- glycemic control