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Potentially Preventable Deaths by Intensive Care Medicine in Mongolian Hospitals
Joint Authors
Mendsaikhan, Naranpurev
Begzjav, Tsolmon
Lundeg, Ganbold
Dünser, Martin W.
Source
Critical Care Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-10-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To evaluate the portion of hospitalized patients dying without prior intensive care unit (ICU) admission and assess whether death could have been prevented by intensive care.
Methods.
In this prospective, observational, multicenter study, data of adults dying in and outside the ICU in 5 tertiary and 14 secondary hospitals were collected during six months.
A group of experts categorized patients dying without prior ICU admission as whether their death was potentially preventable or not.
Results.
617 patients died (72.9% in and 27.1% outside the ICU) during the observation period.
In 54/113 patients (32.3%) dying in the hospital without prior ICU admission, death was considered potentially preventable.
The highest number of these deaths was seen in patients aged 16–30 years and those who suffered from an infection (83.3%), underwent surgery (58.3%), or sustained trauma (52%).
Potentially preventable deaths resulted in a total number of 1,078 years of life lost and 709 productive years of life lost.
Conclusions.
Twenty-seven percent of adults dying in Mongolian secondary and tertiary level hospitals do so without prior ICU admission.
One-third, mostly young patients suffering from acute reversible conditions, may have potentially been saved by intensive care medicine.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mendsaikhan, Naranpurev& Begzjav, Tsolmon& Lundeg, Ganbold& Dünser, Martin W.. 2016. Potentially Preventable Deaths by Intensive Care Medicine in Mongolian Hospitals. Critical Care Research and Practice،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099543
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mendsaikhan, Naranpurev…[et al.]. Potentially Preventable Deaths by Intensive Care Medicine in Mongolian Hospitals. Critical Care Research and Practice No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099543
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mendsaikhan, Naranpurev& Begzjav, Tsolmon& Lundeg, Ganbold& Dünser, Martin W.. Potentially Preventable Deaths by Intensive Care Medicine in Mongolian Hospitals. Critical Care Research and Practice. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099543
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1099543