Epidemiology, Characteristics, and Outcomes of ICU-Managed Homeless Patients: A Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The population-level demand for critical care services among the homeless (H) remains unknown, with only sparse data on the characteristics and outcomes of those managed in the ICU.

Methods

The Texas Inpatient Public Use Data File and annual federal reports were used to identify H hospitalizations and annual estimates of the H population between 2007 and 2014. The incidence of ICU admissions in the H population, the characteristics of ICU-managed H, and factors associated with their short-term mortality were examined.

Results

Among 52,206 H hospitalizations 15,553 (29.8%) were admitted to ICU. The incidence of ICU admission among state H population rose between 2007 and 2014 from 28.0 to 96.6/1,000 (p < 0.0001), respectively. Adults aged ≥ 45 years a

SUBMITTER: Oud L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5892254 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature