title: [The prognosis for the immunocompromised host in an intensive care unit. A report of 80 cases].
abstract: An analysis of 80 immunocompromised patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) was made. It was 3 different groups: those treated chronically with more than 20 mg of prednisone or it's equivalent, patients with severe neutropenia (-500 PMN'S/mm3) and patients with AIDS. The reasons for admittance to the ICU were: pneumonia (51.2%), postoperative care (30%) extrapulmonary sepsis (8.7%) and other causes in 10%. Mortality was 62.5%. It was statistically higher in those that were admitted for pneumonia, developed respiratory failure, and required postoperative care after emergency surgery (80%, 89.5% and 70% respectively). Also in patients with multiple organic failure (3.2 +/- 1.6 vs 0.9 +/- 1.2 in survivors) and with higher APACHE II score (24 +/- 7 vs 15.4 +/- 6 in survivors). The mortality for acute respiratory failure, the principal organic failure observed, according to the primary diagnosis was: AIDS 100%, severe neutropenia 85.7% and chronic use of steroids in 85.7% of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Terapia Intensiva, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición.
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authors.lastname: Ramírez-Guerrero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003422:Critical Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000276:immunology* / Q000401:mortality; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000276:immunology* / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
vernacular_title: Pronóstico del huésped inmunocomprometido en la Unidad de Terapia Intensiva. Informe de 80 casos.