Table 2.
Prevalence of comorbidities, Intervention, complication, and outcomes of patients admitted to Teaching Referral Hospitals’ ICUs in Southern Ethiopia, June 2018 to May 2020.
| Characteristics | All admissions (n = 517) | survivors (n = 275) | Non-survivors (n = 242) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comorbidities, n (%) Cardiovascular disease Respiratory disease Renal disease Infectious disease Neurological disease Endocrine disease Gastrointestinal Hematological disease Rheumatic disease Others |
183(35.4) 153(29.6) 31(6.0) 59(11.4) 133(25.7) 29(5.6) 35(6.8) 27(5.2) 5(1.0) 30(5.8) |
97(53.0) 79(51.6) 15(48.4) 25(42.4) 77(57.9) 15(51.7) 16(45.7) 14(51.9) 3(60.0) 15(50.0) |
86(47.0) 74(48.4) 16(51.6) 34(57.6) 56(42.1) 14(48.3) 19(54.3) 13(48.1) 2(40.0) 15(50.0) |
>0.05 |
| Intervention Mechanical Ventilation Inotropes Vasopressors Fluid Blood Transfusion Feeding Surgery GIT prophylaxis Antibiotics others |
278(53.8) 185(35.8) 274(53.0) 236(45.6) 20(3.9) 78(15.1) 9(1.7) 35(6.8) 324(62.7) 248(48.0) |
91(32.7) 86(46.5) 145(52.9) 123(25.1) 8(40.0) 38(48.7) 5(55.6) 16(45.7) 142(43.8) 139(56.0) |
187(67.3) 99(53.5) 129(47.1) 113(47.9) 12(60.0) 40(51.3) 4(44.4) 19(54.3) 51(56.2) 109(44.0) |
<0.0001** 0.027* >0.05 >0.05 >0.05 >0.05 >0.05 >0.05 <0.05* <0.0001** |
| Complications Cardiac arrest Anemia Arrhythmia Infection Hypotension Hypertension Aspiration |
125()24.2) 177(34.2) 43(8.3) 99(19.1) 332(64.2) 94(18.2) 15(2.9) |
23(18.4) 93(52.5) 24(55.8) 44(44.4) 176(53.0) 54(57.4) 4(26.7) |
102(81.6) 84(47.5) 19(44.2) 55(55.6) 156(47.0) 40(42.6) 11(73.3) |
<0.0001** >0.05 >0.05 0.034* >0.05 >0.05 0.033* |
Note: ** very significant; *significant; ARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; PSO2: percutaneous oxygen saturation.