Intensive care in a hospital for Blacks. A review of 300 consecutive admissions.
Experinece with the first 300 patients in a new Intensive Care Unit for Blacks is presented. Causes of death and specific problems are considered in detail.
D000138:Acidosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D002404:Catheterization; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000628:therapy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000628:therapy; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D013019:South Africa; D013742:Tetanus / Q000628:therapy; D014140:Tracheotomy