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

Misgan Mulatie Zewudie, Debas Yaregal Melesse, Tesera Dereje Filatie, Mulualem Endeshaw Zeleke

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With ICU Mortality in Ethiopia: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nursing open · 2025
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Prevalence of mortality among mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care units of Ethiopian hospitals and the associated factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024
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Early postoperative factors associated with in-hospital mortality after emergency noncardiac surgery: A Japanese nationwide registry-based intensive care unit cohort study.Scientific reports · 2026
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Survival and factors associated with intensive care unit mortality among adults with impaired consciousness in Benin, a low-resource setting: A retrospective cohort study.PloS one · 2026
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Predictors of Mortality in Surgical Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Intensive Care Unit.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025
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Mortality of trauma patients in conflict-affected region: a retrospective observational study of ICU admissions and surgical management.BMC surgery · 2025
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Factors associated with mortality in surgical patients admitted to a low-resource mixed intensive care unit: a cross-sectional study.BMC surgery · 2025
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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 · 2024
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Misgan Mulatie ZewudieDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Injibara University, Injibara, Ethiopia.

Debas Yaregal MelesseDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia. dabyyaregal82@gmail.com.

Tesera Dereje FilatieDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.

Mulualem Endeshaw ZelekeDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.

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

methodsA 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.

resultsOf 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 6.55), potassium level > 5.0 mmol/L (AHR:2.41, 95% CI (1.29-4.51), hypoxia (AHR:1.66, 95% CI (1.10-2.48), Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score < 9 (AHR: 4.06, 95% CI (1.51-10.89), mechanical ventilation (AHR:12, 95%CI (3-45), absence of thromboprophylaxis (AHR:10.8,95% CI (6.04-19.29), absence of enteral feeding (AHR:3.56, 95% CI (2.20-5.78) were variables associated with ICU-mortality among patients admitted to surgical intensive care unit.

conclusionsThe overall ICU-mortality of patients admitted to our surgical intensive care unit was higher compared to patients admitted to similar intensive care unit in developed countries. The variables associated to ICU-mortality among patients admitted to surgical intensive care unit were abnormal serum potassium level, lower GCS score, mechanical support, hypoxia, absence of thromboprophylaxis, and enteral feeding.

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AnticoagulantsVenous ThromboembolismCritical CareEthiopiaFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypoxiaIntensive Care UnitsRetrospective StudiesAnticoagulantsIncidenceIntensive care unitMortalityPredictorsSurgical

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PMID37596596

DOI10.1186/s12871-023-02230-w

PMCPMC10436438

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