Inhospital outcome of elderly patients in an intensive care unit in a Sub-Saharan hospital

BMC Anesthesiology

Table 3 Diagnosis and outcome of patients (n = 237)

Clinical data	Number	Percentage
Admission condition
Medical condition	183	77.2
Surgical condition	54	22.8
Diseases
Stroke	65	27.4
Prostate tumor	27	11.4
Sepsis	26	10.9
Trauma/Burn	25	10.5
Bowel obstruction	13	5.5
Heart disease	18	2.5
Diabetes Acute metabolic complications	20	8.4
Kidney failure	16	6.7
Other^a	27	11.4
Total	237	100
Complications
Sepsis	25	10.5
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	38	42.7
Shock	15	6.3
Coma	19	21.3
Bed sores	8	3.4
Acute pulmonary edema	5	2.1
Pulmonary aspiration	5	2.1
Pulmonary embolism	1	0.4
Other^b	5	2.1
Outcomes
Death in ICU	173	73
Transfer to other ward	48	20.2
Hospital discharge with physician authorization	10	4.2
Discharge without physician authorization	6	2.5
Total	237	100

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