title: [Cause of mortality in the surgery intensive care unit at the Social Security Branch of Panamá].
abstract: The authors analyzed the mortality of patients admitted to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit of the Social Security Metropolitan Hospital Complex (SSMHC) in the city of Panama, from January to July 31, 1994. They determined that most of patients were males under 65 years of age and that the main cause of death was multiple trauma with shock. There was also a strong correlation between the syndrome of multiple organ failure, sepsis and death. The 17% mortality indicates an acceptable, good management of the patients admitted to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit of the SSMHC.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cuidado Intensivo de Cirugía del Complejo Hospitalario Metropolitano de la Caja de Seguro Social Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guerra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D003422:Critical Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010176:Panama / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Causa de mortalidad en la Unidad de Cuidado Intensivo de Cirugia en La Caja de Seguro Social de Panamá.