Table 3. Factors affecting mortality of mechanically ventilated ICU patients in Ethiopia, 2023.

Predictors	Number of studies	OR (95% CI)	I2 (p value)
Sepsis	2 [12, 24]	6.85 (3.24, 14.46)	0.0% (0.349)
GCS<8	4 [16, 17, 24, 36]	6.58 (1.96, 22.11)	93.4% (0.000)
ICU admission with medical cases	4 [15–17, 36]	4.12 (2.00, 8.48)	85.1% (0.000)
MODS	3 [15, 17, 24]	2.70 (4.11, 12.62)	46.6% (0.154)
Vassopressor treatment	2 [12, 24]	19.06 (9.34, 38.88)	0.0% (0.0975)