RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF COST AND FACTORS AFFECTING MORTALITY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Abstract

Materials and Methods: This retrospective cohort study included patients aged over 65 years admitted to the tertiary intensive care unit. The demographics including age, gender, body mass index, comorbidities, Glasgow coma scale scores, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II, the Charlson comorbidity index scores, diagnosis, blood gas analysis results, type of mechanical ventilation, length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), time of death and cost of ICU stay were obtained from the government electronic mortality declaration system.