Journal of Critical and Intensive Care 2014 , Vol 5 , Issue 2
Critically Ill Elderly Patient Mortality: Is Age a Risk Factor?
Sibel Akın1, Kürşat Gündoğan2, Ramazan Coşkun2, Muhammet Güven2, Murat Sungur2, Recep Civan Yüksel3, Ulaş Serkan Topaloğlu3, Fahir Öztürk3
1Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Geriatri Bilim Dalı, Kayseri, Türkiye
2Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Yoğun Bakım Bilim Dalı, Kayseri, Türkiye
3Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Kayseri, Türkiye
DOI : 10.5152/dcbybd.2014.667

Summary

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate mortality rates and risk factors for mortality among patients more than 65 years old admitted to the medical intensive care unit (ICU).

Material and Methods: ICU admissions of patients older than 65 years were retrospectively analyzed. Patients divided into three groups according to their age: 65-74 (group 1), 75-84 (group 2), and 85 age and over (group 3).

Results: A total of 442 patients were included into the study. The mean age of the patients was 75±7 years, and 49% of them was female. The overall mortality rate was 83%. Every 1-point rise in Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was associated with a 1.48-fold (95% CI 1.32-1.68, p<0.001) increase in mortality rate. Mechanical ventilation (MV) was associated with a 5.02-fold (95% CI 2.57-9.80, p<0.001) increase in mortality rate. MV (both invasive and non-invasive together) was associated with 4.32 fold increase in mortality. (95% CI 1.71-10.45, p=0.002).

Conclusion: The comorbid conditions of patients and severity of disease should be considered for mortality prediction for critically ill elderly patients.