[Base deficit at intensive care unit admission: an early mortality indicator].

Background And Objectives: Base deficit is considered an indicator of tissue injury, shock and resuscitation. The objective of this study was to establish an association between base deficit obtained on the admission of patients in intensive care unit (ICU) and their prognosis.

Methods: A retrospective study with analysis of 110 patients admitted consecutively in the ICU, during the period of June to December 2006.

[Morbidity and mortality of elderly patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital in Fortaleza].

Background And Objectives: To identify the severity of elderly patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in a university hospital, relating it to the in-ICU mortality.

Methods: Retrospective study, with analysis of 130 patients admitted to ICU from March 2004 to July 2005.

Results: Of the 130 patients, there was a predominance of women, and mean 72.