El coste del ingreso prolongado del paciente crítico / The cost of prolonged hospital stay of the critical patient

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Monitorización de la calidad en un servicio de medicina intensiva / Monitoring quality in an intensive medicine department

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Pronóstico de los pacientes médicos según la duración de su estancia en la unidad de cuidados intensivos / Prognosis of clinical patients according to length of stay in the intensive care unit

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Influencia de la edad en la duración de la estancia y en la mortalidad de los pacientes que permanecen de forma prolongada en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos / Influence of age in the duration of the stay and mortality of patients who remain in an Intensive Care Unit for a prolonged time

Fundamentos y objetivo: No se conoce cuál es el verdadero papel de la edad en el pronóstico de los pacientes ingresados en las Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI). En este trabajo se analiza la influencia de la edad en la duración de la estancia y en la mortalidad de los pacientes que permanecen de forma prolongada en una UCI. Pacientes y método: Estudio retrospectivo observacional, con pacientes ingresados ≥14 días en UCI. Se establecieron 3 grupos de edad: menores de 50, entre 50-70 y mayores de 70 años. Se estudió la influencia de diferentes factores en la relación existente entre estancia y edad; además se analizó la estancia y la supervivencia en las UCI, hospitalaria y al año en función de los grupos. Resultados: Se incluyeron 707 pacientes. No se encontraron diferencias significativas entre los 3 grupos en la estancia hospitalaria (p=0,183). El grupo de mayor edad, que presentaba una mayor gravedad al ingreso, fue el que se sometió a más traqueotomías (74,7%) y de depuración extrarrenal (HDF) (10,8%). Al analizar la influencia de factores tales como el APACHE II, la estancia pre-UCI, la procedencia, la traqueotomía o las HDF, no se encontró relación alguna entre la estancia y la edad del paciente. La supervivencia decrecía a medida que se incrementaba la edad. Conclusiones: No se hallaron diferencias en la estancia en función de la edad, aunque sí en la mortalidad (AU)

Backgrounds and objective: The true role of the age in the prognosis of patients admitted in the ICU is not known. This work analyzes the influence of age on the duration of the stay and mortality of patients who remain in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for a long period of time. Patients and method: A retrospective, observational study was performed with patients hospitalized ≥14 days in the ICU. Three age groups were established: <50, 50-70 and >70 years. The influence of different factors on the relationship existing between stay and age was studied. In addition, stay and survival in the ICU, hospital and at one year were analyzed based on the groups. Results: A total of 707 patients were included. Significant differences in hospital stay (P=0.183) were not found among the three groups. The older group, which showed greater severity on admission, was the group undergoing the most tracheostomies (74.7%) and extrarenal purification (HDF) (10.8%). When the influence of factors such as APACHE II, pre-ICU stay, origin, tracheostomy or hemodiafiltration (HDF) were analyzed, no relation was found between stay and age of patient. Survival decreased as age increased. Conclusions: No differences were found in stay based on age, although a difference was found in mortality (AU)

Influence of age in the duration of the stay and mortality of patients who remain in an Intensive Care Unit for a prolonged time.

BACKGROUNDS AND OBJECTIVE: The true role of the age in the prognosis of patients admitted in the ICU is not known. This work analyzes the influence of age on the duration of the stay and mortality of patients who remain in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for a long period of time. PATIENTS AND METHOD: A retrospective, observational study was performed with patients hospitalized ≥14 days in the ICU. Three age groups were established: <50, 50-70 and >70 years. The influence of different factors on the relationship existing between stay and age was studied. In addition, stay and survival in the ICU, hospital and at one year were analyzed based on the groups. RESULTS: A total of 707 patients were included. Significant differences in hospital stay (P=.183) were not found among the three groups. The older group, which showed greater severity on admission, was the group undergoing the most tracheostomies (74.7%) and extrarenal purification (HDF) (10.8%). When the influence of factors such as APACHE II, pre-ICU stay, origin, tracheostomy or hemodiafiltration (HDF) were analyzed, no relation was found between stay and age of patient. Survival decreased as age increased. CONCLUSIONS: No differences were found in stay based on age, although a difference was found in mortality.

Celulitis orbitaria y empiema subdural como complicación de una extracción dentaria / Orbital cellulitis and subdural empyema as a complication of dental extraction

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Factores pronósticos en los pacientes con síndrome coronario agudo que ingresaron en una unidad de cuidados intensivos / Prognostic factors in patients with acute coronary syndrome admitted to an intensive care unit

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