dc.contributor.author | Rollas, Kazim | |
dc.contributor.author | Kara, Atila | |
dc.contributor.author | Ortac Ersoy, Nazmiye Ebru | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozmen Suner, Kezban | |
dc.contributor.author | Gullu, Mehmet Nezir | |
dc.contributor.author | Ocal, Serpil | |
dc.contributor.author | Topeli, Arzu | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-10T10:54:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-12-10T10:54:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1300-0144 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1408-118 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11655/14661 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background/aim: The aim of this study was to determine mortality rates and to evaluate clinical features of patients with active tuberculosis (TB) requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Materials and methods: The medical records of active TB patients requiring ICU admission were retrospectively reviewed over a 5-year period. Results: Sixteen patients with active TB admitted to the ICU were included in the study. Seven (43.8%) patients died in the ICU. The cause of mortality was septic shock in 5 patients and respiratory failure in 2 patients. The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores were higher in patients who died (P - 0.012 and 0.048, respectively). Six of the 8 immunosuppressed patients and 1 of the 8 nonimmunosuppressed patients died (P = 0.041). The median mechanical ventilation (MV) duration was longer in patients who died (11 (5-45) days) than in patients who survived (4.5 (3-7) days) (P = 0.036). Seven of the 8 patients with nosocomial infection and/or coinfection died, while all of the patients without additional infection survived (P = 0.01). Conclusion: Active TB patients admitted to the ICU had higher mortality rates, especially patients with immunosuppression, nosocomial infection, high APACHE II and SOFA scores, and patients receiving MV. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey | |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.3906/sag-1408-118 | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.subject | General & Internal Medicine | |
dc.title | Acute Tuberculosis In The Intensive Care Unit | |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | |
dc.relation.journal | Turkish Journal Of Medical Sciences | |
dc.contributor.department | Göğüs Hastalıkları | |
dc.identifier.volume | 45 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | |
dc.identifier.startpage | 882 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 887 | |
dc.description.index | WoS | |
dc.description.index | Scopus | |