Health Condition 1: R098- Other specified symptoms and signsinvolving the circulatory and respiratory systems
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adults who were admitted to either medical or surgical ICU patients for a minimum of 3 consecutive days and required life-sustaining therapy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients below the age of 18 years. Patients whose long-term follow-up was not possible. Incarcerated patients, enrolment in the study for previous ICU admission, neurosurgical and trauma patients that needed ICU admission were excluded. Patients who were unfit for consenting and no legally acceptable relatives were available for consenting.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of survival and functional outcomes in critically ill patients requiring life-sustaining treatment.Timepoint: At discharge and 6 months after the discharge | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Validation of Charlson comorbidity index and APACHE II scoreTimepoint: At the time of admission and 48 hours after the ICU admission | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital