Characteristics, clinical course and outcome of ventilated patients at a non-surgical intensive care unit in Germany: a single-centre, retrospective observational cohort analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of this study was to evaluate epidemiological characteristics, clinical course and outcome of mechanically ventilated non-surgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients, with the aim of improving the strategic planning of ICU capacities.

Design

We conducted a retrospective observational cohort analysis. Data from mechanically ventilated intensive care patients were obtained by investigating electronic health records. The association between clinical parameters and ordinal scale data of clinical course was evaluated using Spearman correlation and Mann-Whitney U test. Relations between clinical parameters and in-hospital mortality rates were examined using binary logistic regression analysis.

Setting

A single-centre study at the non-surgical ICU of

SUBMITTER: Grunewaldt A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10335421 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature