Pattern of diseases and clinical outcomes in medical intensive care unit at a tertiary hospital in northeastern Tanzania: A three-year retrospective study.
Abid M SadiqKajiru G KilonzoPublished in: PloS one (2023)
The overall mortality rate in the MICU was high. Elderly patients, transfers from the medical ward, and short ICU stays were significantly associated with the poor outcome of MICU patients. Further studies are needed to better appreciate the causes underlying MICU admission outcomes.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- mechanical ventilation
- newly diagnosed
- emergency department
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular disease
- patient reported outcomes
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- acute respiratory distress syndrome