Pattern of Admission and Outcome of Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care

Pattern of Admission and Outcome of Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Hospital in Low Resource Setting. A Cohort Study

The study was a retrospective observational cohort where patient medical record review was done and data were gathered on 419 cases. The ICU admission pattern and patient outcome were the primary outcomes presented in the manuscript.

The study was conducted at a teaching University hospital in a low-resource setting retrospectively on admission to ICU over the last five years. samples were selected using a simple random sampling technique to come up with the desired number.

Inclusion Criteria:

• complete medical record
• admission to ICU

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients who were transferred or self discharged