Mortality Risk Factors in Geriatric Patients Infected with Covid-19 in the Intensive Care Ward at Dr. Soetomo Hospital Surabaya

ABSTRACT

Background: With the COVID-19 pandemic since December 2019, many people around the world have been infected and affected, one of them is Indonesia. The increasing number of deaths due to COVID-19 infection that occurs in the adult to geriatric age group, especially in geriatrics who often have comorbidities. This study aims to describe the analysis of risk factors for mortality in geriatric patients infected with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit. Method(s) This study is a retrospective observational analytic Single Center study, the study was conducted by taking medical record data from geriatric patients with COVID-19 who were treated in the ICU during the period from February 1 to May 31, 2021. Result(s) Of the 52 patient medical record data, 27 patients died. In this study the mean age, weight, height, BMI and SOFA score;66 years, 70 kg, 160 cm2, 26 kg/m2, and 6. From the results of medical record data, the highest mortality was found in the group with risk factors, namely SOFA score, PaO2/FiO2 ratio, ventilator use, inotropic use, and vasopressor use. Conclusion(s) Mortality in our study was 51.9%. Risk factors that affect mortality in geriatric patients infected with COVID-19 are high SOFA scores, low PaO2/FiO2 ratios, use of ventilators, inotropes, and vasopressors. Copyright © 2022, Anka Publishers. All rights reserved.