Factors associated with intensive care unit admission in patients with traumatic thoracic injury

Sepsis in intensive care unit patients with traumatic brain injury: factors associated with higher mortality

OBJECTIVE Patients with traumatic brain injury are particularly susceptible to sepsis, which may exacerbate the systemic inflammatory response and lead to organ dysfunction. The influence of clinical variables on the mortality of intensive care unit patients with traumatic brain injury and sepsis was investigated. METHODS The present investigation was a retrospective study involving 175 patie...

Factors associated with admission to the intensive care unit in patients undergoing nephrectomy

The risk factors related to liver injury in non-Intensive Care Unit (non-ICU) admitted patients infected with COVID-19

Background: Liver is one of the target organs for COVID-19 infection. The liver damage in critically ill patients was investigated in previous studies, but there is no available data about liver injury in mild to moderate form of infection with COVID019. In this study, we estimated the prognostic factors related to liver injury in NON-ICU admitted patients infected with COVID-19. Methods: in t...

Risk Factors for Intensive Care Unit Admission in Patients with Autoimmune Encephalitis

BACKGROUND Prevention and early recognition of critical illness in patients with autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is essential to achieve better outcome. AIM OF THE STUDY To evaluate risk factors for intensive care unit (ICU) admission and its prognostic impact in patients with AE. PATIENTS AND METHODS A reclassification of patients hospitalized between 2011 and 2016 revealed 17 "definite" and ...

Factors associated with maternal death in an intensive care unit

Objective: To identify factors associated with maternal death in patients admitted to an intensive care unit. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a maternal intensive care unit. All medical records of patients admitted from January 2012 to December 2014 were reviewed. Pregnant and puerperal women were included; those with diagnoses of hydatidiform mole, ectopic pregnancy, or ane...