One year Retrospective Review of Disease Patterns and Clinical outcomes of Patients Admitted in Intensive care units of Armed Force General Teaching Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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2014-12
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Background
The intensive care unit (ICU) is a health caredelivery service for patients who are very sick
Withpotentially recoverablediseases. Theycan benefit from more detailed observation,
Monitoring and treatment than is generallyavailable in the standard lying-in ward ordepartment.
Objective: To asses disease pattern and outcome of admissions into the ICU of Armed Force
Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Methods
A one-year retrospective study will be conducted from January 1, 2013 to December 30, 2014.
The study will be carried out in February 2015 consisted of looking at the master registry and
daily records of patients admitted in the intensive care unit of Armed Force General Teaching
Hospital. The case report will also be examined. A record of the patients demographic
characteristics, duration of stay in the ICU, and pattern of morbidity and mortality will be made.
The data will be presented as frequency (%) or mean and histograms. Categorical data will be
analysed using the chi square test where appropriate.
Result
During the study period 280 patients were admitted to ICU. Male patient compromised the
majority of the study population. Male to female ratio of 3: 1 the mean age of the study
population was 30 years with interquartile range of 21-35 years.
Discussion
In this study disease characteristics and mortality rate of patients admitted in ICU of AFGH
hospital shows TBI had the major admission accounts for 25( 8.9%),the second most admission
is DKA,18(6.3%)from these patient transferred to ward is 16(88.9%),and, the third commonest
admission is MI 17(6.1%).
Conclusion and Recommendation
In this study TBI was the most frequent admission diagnosis for all age group accounting for
25(8.9%),followed by DKA which is responsible for 12(12.9%)admissions and concerning the
outcome of the patient admitted to ICU death accounts for 82(29.3%).
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Armed force general teaching hospital