The Thai Surgical Intensive Care Study (Thai-SICU Study)

Multicenter Study of Outcome and Adverse Events in Surgical Intensive Care Unit of Thai University Hospital

The study observed the 28 days mortality of 9 participated University base surgical intensive care unit (SICU) as well as the occurrence of adverse events in SICU.

The adverse events included pulmonary aspiration, pulmonary emboli, drug error, new stroke, symptomatic deep vein thrombosis, pneumothorax, unplanned extubation, upper GI hemorrhage, myocardial infarction, abdominal hypertension, acute lung injury(ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), re-intubation within 72 hours, delirium, cardiac arrest, new arrhythmia, acute kidney injury, sepsis

Inclusion Criteria:

• All SICU admission patients

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age < 18 years