title: [Intensive medicine in a metropolitan area. An epidemiologic study. Multicenter Italian Group of Research in Intensive Therapy (GIRTI)].
abstract: This report is an epidemiological study concerning the description of intensive care medicine in North Italy. 2710 patients were enrolled in 1988 in 14 ICU. Mean admission SAPS was 12.0 +/- 0.1 point, TISS 29.9 +/- 0.2 points; ICU stay 9.1 +/- 0.2 days; ICU mortality 23% and hospital mortality 30.4%. The higher stay and mortality were recorded in patients suffering from chronic illness; mortality was significantly related to the severity of the clinical condition and the main diagnosis at the ICU admission.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003422:Critical Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014504:Urban Health
vernacular_title: La medicina intensiva in area metropolitana. Studio epidemiologico. Gruppo Italiano Multicentrico di Ricerche in Terapia Intensiva (GIRTI).