An audit of surgical admissions to the intensive care unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (1997 - 2002).
Niger Postgrad Med J
; 13(2): 153-6, 2006 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To review the pattern of adult surgical admissions into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).METHODS:
A six-year retrospective review of data of patients above 12 years old admitted to the ICU of LUTH was performed.RESULTS:
290 patients representing 82.6% of the total ICU admissions (351) during the study period were evaluated. 251 (86.6% ) were surgical and 39 (13.4% ) non-surgical. The overall mortality was 40.3% (Surgical - 37.8% , Medical 62.9% ). Emergency admissions accounted for 221 (76.2% ) while electives were 69(33.8% ). The Mean hospital stay (MHS) was 4.8 +/- 0.4 days (Surgical Medical - 3.9 +/- 0.210.1 +/- 2.5). The highest admissions were as a result of trauma (32.1% ) and obstetric complications (9.7% ). Cardiorespiratory monitoring (57.2% ) and respiratory distress (34.1% ) were the main indications for admission. Emergency admission and artificial ventilation contributed significantly to the observed mortality (p < 0.0001)CONCLUSION:
At LUTH, trauma and obstetric complications constituted the major causes for ICU adult surgical admissions.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Operatórios
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Hospitais de Ensino
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Unidades de Terapia Intensiva
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article