HN-01500281_Outcome Study in Intensive Care Units of Imam Reza Teaching Hospital of Mashhad: 2019 Audit

Introduction: This study aimed to describe outcome and length of ICU stay in intensive care units (ICU) and coronary care units (CCU) of Imam Reza teaching hospital.Methods: This is a cross sectional study that was conducted in all admitted patients in different ICUs and CCUs of Imam Reza teaching hospital on Nov 7th, 2019. Subjects were followed two months later for length of ICU and CCU stay, also mortality. Illness severity at ICU or CCU admission was evaluated by Sequential [Sepsis-related] Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score as a means of identifying sepsis among patients who are critically ill with suspected infection.Results: Generally, 109 inpatients (51 M: 58 F; mean age of 57.9±14.3 years) hospitalized in ICUs or CCUs were evaluated in this study. The mean SOFA score at admission was reported 5.1 ± 2.2 which the highest belong to ICU-D (8 ± 3). The highest mortality rate was 72.8% in ICU-A in two months follow up study in while average of mortality rate was 28.5%. The overall length of ICU stay was longer than the CCU units (36 vs 16.5 days) and average of 20.5 days. The highest length of stay was reported in ICU-C (52 days).Conclusions: This is the first study that evaluate outcome of hospitalized patients including length of ICU stay and mortality in all ICUs and CCUs of Imam Reza hospital. The results could be evidence for nutritional support.

Keywords:

SOFA score , length of stay , Coronary care unit , Intensive care unit