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
- risk factors
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- cardiovascular events
- newly diagnosed
- hiv positive
- cardiac surgery
- chronic kidney disease
- antiretroviral therapy
- mechanical ventilation
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- prognostic factors
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- hiv aids
- patient reported outcomes
- hiv testing
- skeletal muscle
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- young adults
- septic shock