Key result
Mortality among critically ill (grade IV) ICU patients was 37% in 1977 and 32% in 1978, with cardiovascular failure causing 51% of deaths.
Population
Critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit at Flinders Medical Centre in 1977 and 1978
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Cardiovascular failure drove half of ICU deaths in this 1970s cohort; leaves open whether modern care has changed outcomes or predictors.
Observational
No
In critically ill ICU patients, mortality was high with cardiovascular failure being the leading cause of death, and no absolute predictors of outcome were identified.
Phillips et al. (1980) conducted an observational in Critically ill (grade IV) patients. Critical illness (grade IV) was evaluated on Mortality. Mortality among critically ill (grade IV) ICU patients was 37% in 1977 and 32% in 1978, with cardiovascular failure causing 51% of deaths.
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