Table 1 Study patients
Patient | Diagnosis | Days in ICU | Died in ICU | Medical record available | Observation charts available | No. of observation-timepoints from patient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kidney stone, post-op nephrostomy | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 |
2 | Peritonitis, post-op (2 operations) | 7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 51 |
3 | Pulmonary oedema, hypertensive disease, referral from other hospital | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 |
4 | Post-op elective total mandibulectomy | 3 | No | Yes | Yes | 6 |
5 | Peritonitis | Unknown | No | Yes | Yes | 4 |
6 | Post-op elective hemi-mandibulectomy | 1 | No | Yes | Yes | 2 |
7 | Eclampsia, ruptured uterus, acute renal failure, referral from other hospital | 9 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 |
8 | Poly-trauma, traffic accident, brain injury | 17 | No | Yes | Yes | 48 |
9 | Post-op elective thyroidectomy, huge non-toxic multi-nodular goitre | 3 | No | Yes | Yes | 3 |
10 | Post-op ameloblastoma | 1 | No | Yes | No | 0 |
11 | Post-op simple multi-nodular goitre | 1 | No | Yes | No | 0 |
12 | Poly-trauma, head injury, post-op explorative laparotomy | 23 (7 during study month) | No | Yes | No | 0 |
13 | Post-op elective thyroidectomy, multi-nodular goitre | 2 | No | Yes | No | 0 |
14 | Uterine injury, post-op burst abdomen, re-laparotomy | Unknown | No | No | No | 0 |
15 | Intestinal obstruction, post laparotomy | Unknown | No | No | No | 0 |