Risk Most common cause of death for pts in ICU Incidence 11-40% of adult ICU pts Risk factors: (1) Severe illness at time of ICU admission; (2) severe sepsis or infection at time of ICU admission; (3) old age Associated…
Risk Elderly pts with DM, usually type II Debilitated pts who cannot care for themselves Chronically ill diabetic pts who experience exacerbation of an underlying comorbidity Incidence increased in African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans Perioperative Risks Severe hypovolemia and…
Case Synopsis A 35-year-old man sustains a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He is taken emergently to the operating room where he is found to have a perforated colon with stool and pus in the abdomen. He undergoes a partial…