Characteristics and outcomes of patients triaged as critically ill in the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital in Bhutan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Bhutan, where the Emergency Medical System is forming and evolving, the number of acutely ill patients requiring critical care, both in the emergency departments and intensive care units, is steadily increasing. Given the lack of baseline data and the ever-increasing number of critical care patients, this study was aimed at describing the characteristics and outcomes of patients triaged as critically ill in the emergency department.

Methods

An observational study was conducted over a yearlong period in the emergency department where all patients triaged as critically ill were approached for inclusion in the study. A case record form was used for the purpose of data collection. Epidata analysis was used for descriptive analysis and SPSS was used for binary logis

SUBMITTER: Giri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9682814 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature