Gender and XXXX .

@entity1 @entity565 @entity748 @entity2944
BACKGROUND: Adult @entity1 may be more susceptible to @entity565 than @entity1 . HYPOTHESIS: @entity1 are more likely to develop @entity748 ( @entity748 ) requiring critical care. METHODS: The medical records of @entity1 admitted to our medical intensive care unit (ICU) for @entity748 between 1994 and 2000 were examined. A number of demographic and physiologic variables were extracted from the medical records. RESULTS: Of 103 total admissions, 53 (of 37 @entity1 ) were age < 50 years and had clinical evidence suggesting @entity748 . Among these 37 @entity1 , the average (+/-SE) age was 30.8 +/- 1.0 y with average acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II of 9.5 +/- 0.8. Seventeen @entity1 were Hispanic, 13 were black, and 7 were white. Twenty-four @entity1 (accounting for 37 admissions) were female and 13 @entity1 (16 admissions) were male. Although @entity1 accounted for a greater absolute number of endotracheal intubations (ETI; 17 vs. 12) and were more likely to be admitted to ICU more than once (7 vs. 3), @entity1 had a higher incidence of ETI (RR=1.6; 95%CI=1.04-2.6). The need for using therapeutic permissive @entity2944 and lengths of stay (ventilator, ICU, and hospital) were similar between @entity1 and @entity1 . Two @entity1 , both @entity1 , died of causes not related to treatment of @entity748 . CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that although @entity1 accounted for more ICU admissions for @entity748 , @entity1 were more likely to require ETI.
