Variables associated to intensive care unit (ICU)-mortality among patients admitted to surgical intensive care unit in Ethiopia: a retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present study aimed to assess variables associated to ICU-mortality among patients admitted to surgical intensive care unit in Ethiopia.

Methods

A Hospital-based retrospective follow-up study was conducted on all patients who were admitted to the surgical intensive care unit. Data were extracted from patients' charts with a pretested data extraction tool, entered into Epi-data 4.6.0, and analyzed with STATA- 14. Bivariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models were fitted.

Results

Of the total study participants (388), 148 (38.1%) patients admitted to the surgical intensive care unit died during the follow-up period with a median survival time of 11 days. Potassium level < 3.5 mmol/L (adjusted hazard ratio ( AHR): 3.46, 95% CI (1.83

SUBMITTER: Zewudie MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10436438 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature