Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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An Clinical Analysis on t Patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit [SINU]

외과 집중치료실 환자의 임상적 고찰

  • Kim, Keun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Chang, Bong-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Tae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Kyu-Tae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University)
  • 김근 (경북대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 장봉현 (경북대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이종태 (경북대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김규태 (경북대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 1993.05.01
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Abstract

We analyzed the patients who were admitted to Surgical Intensive Care Unit[SICU] of Kyungpook National University Hospital from January 1987 through December 1991. The results were as followings: The total number of patients for 5 years was 2446 and 1553[63.5%] were male,893[36.5%] were female. The average age was 34.1 years old and the greatest age group was the 1-9 age group.The number of the patients in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, which was the highest among all departments,was 1608 [65.7%].Congenital Heart disease was the most common among all diseases.The patients who had undergone any kinds of operations were 89.9% of all patients.The averge stay in SICU was 5.2 days.The overall mortality rate was 12.1% ,which included hopelessly discharged patients and the highest mortality rate occurred in the patients over 80 years old.The highest cause of death was cardiac problem[30.4%]. The next was sepsis.The proportion of patients who had received a mechanical ventilatory support was 35.7% and 52% of those patients belonged to the department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

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