Outcomes of Patients With Primary Cardiac Diagnoses Admitted to Cardiac vs Noncardiac Intensive Care Units.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Demographics in cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) have evolved, with increased prevalence of noncardiac critical illnesses.

Objectives

This study compares outcomes of patients with primary cardiac diagnoses admitted to CICUs vs those of patients with primary cardiac diagnoses admitted to noncardiac ICUs.

Methods

The Cerner Health Facts Database was queried to identify adults with primary cardiac diagnoses admitted to ICUs within 48 hours of presentation between 2009 and 2014. Only hospitals with multiple ICUs including a CICU were studied. Information on ICU staffing was not available. A univariate analysis of ICU type (model 1) and multivariate analyses incorporating patient- and hospital-level variables (model 2) and concurrent, noncardiac, ICU-level d

SUBMITTER: Brusca SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9718493 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature