Open AccessHeat-related illness—Clinical profile and predictors of outcome from a healthcare center in South India
Author(s) -
George Abraham Ninan,
Karthik Gunasekaran,
Jonathan Arul Jeevan Jayakaran,
Jacob A. Johnson,
KundavaramPaul Prabhakar Abhilash,
Kishore Pichamuthu,
Ramya Iyadurai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_690_20
Subject(s) - medicine , organ dysfunction , mortality rate , multiple organ dysfunction syndrome , medical record , mechanical ventilation , retrospective cohort study , severity of illness , pediatrics , sepsis
Heat-related illness is a common medical emergency. There is failure of thermoregulatory mechanisms of the body resulting in multiple organ dysfunction syndrome which if not identified and treated urgently can result in high mortality rate and permanent neurological damage. This study provides description of clinical profile patients presenting with heat-related illness and identifies clinical and laboratory variables resulting in poor outcome.