Association of gender with outcomes in critically ill patients.docVIP

Mahmoodetal.CriticalCare2012,16:R92 /content/16/3/R92 RESEARCH OpenAccess Associationofgenderwithoutcomesincritically illpatients KamranMahmood1*,KamalEldeirawi2andMomenMWahidi1 Abstract Introduction:Theinfluenceofgenderonmortalityandotheroutcomesofcriticallyillpatientsisnotclear. Differentstudieshavebeenperformedinvarioussettingsandpatientpopulationsoftenyieldingconflictingresults. Wewantedtoassesstherelationshipofgenderandintensivecareunit(ICU)outcomesinthepatientsincludedin theAcutePhysiologyandChronicHealthEvaluation(APACHE)IVdatabase(CernerCorporation,USA). Methods:Weperformedaretrospec