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October 1, 2019Journal of Translational Critical Care Medicine

Out of 18,157 operated patients, 261 were admitted to the ICU (211 planned, 50 unplanned), with gastrointestinal surgery forming the largest percentage in both groups (44.55% planned, 40.00% unplanned).

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Why the study?

Reasons for unplanned ICU admission are multifactorial, and unplanned admissions may serve as a useful indicator of the quality of peri-operative care.

Population

261 post-operative ICU admissions among 18157 operated patients at a defence tertiary care hospital

Comparison

Planned ICU admissions vs unplanned/emergency ICU admissions

Design

Prospective observational study

Authors

VSVijay SinghRDRashmi DattaSSShibu Sasidharan

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Overview

Identifies gastrointestinal surgery as leading source of post-operative ICU admissions; leaves open predictors of unplanned cases.

Structured PICO

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Population
261 post-operative patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit out of 18,157 total operated patients (excluding paediatric and cardiac surgeries) at a defence Tertiary Care Hospital over a one-year period.
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Outcome
Characteristics and reasons for planned versus unplanned post-operative ICU admissions

Unplanned post-operative ICU admissions are primarily driven by unanticipated intra-operative complications, highlighting the need for thorough pre-operative evaluation and optimization.

Cite This Study

Singh et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1cbfdd566b67b7d585dde2https://doi.org/10.4103/jtccm.jtccm_6_20
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