ArticleCritical care research and practice2022
Predictors of ICU Mortality among Mechanically Ventilated Patients: An Inception Cohort Study from a Tertiary Care Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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- Time to death and its predictors among adults on mechanical ventilation at Hiwot Fana comprehensive specialized hospital, eastern Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort study.SAGE open medicine · 2026Article
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- Time to death and its predictors among adult patients on mechanical ventilation admitted to intensive care units in West Amhara comprehensive specialized hospitals, Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Article
- Mortality and its associated factors among mechanically ventilated adult patients in the intensive care units of referral hospitals in Northwest Amhara, Ethiopia, 2023.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Incidence and Predictors of Cardiac Arrest Among Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Units of a Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Central Ethiopia.Patient related outcome measures · 2024Article
- Characteristics and outcomes of patients with severe COVID-19 in Indonesia: Lessons from the first wave.PloS one · 2023Observational
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Abstract
Background: Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving intervention for patients with critical illnesses, yet it is associated with higher mortality in resource-constrained settings. This study intended to determine factors associated with the mortality of mechanically ventilated adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Methods: A one-year retrospective inception cohort study was conducted using manual chart review in ICU patients (age >13) admitted to Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) from September 2019 to September 2020; mechanically ventilated patients were followed to hospital discharge. Demographic, clinical, and outcome data were collected; logistic regression was used to determine mortality predictors in the ICU. Result: A total of 160 patients were included; 85/160 (53.1%) were females and the mean (SD) age was 38.9 (16.2) years. The commonest indication for ICU admission was a respiratory problem ( Conclusions: ICU mortality in ventilated patients is high. Coma, a very low serum albumin level (<2 g/dl), and cardiovascular diagnosis were independent predictors of mortality. A multifaceted approach focused on developing and implementing context appropriate guidelines and improving skilled healthcare worker availability may prove effective in reducing mortality.
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