Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants from Intensive care unit at Dessie Comprehensive specialized, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 376)
Variables | Category | Frequency(n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | All | 40.73 ± 16.27 | |
Sex | Male | 217 | 57.7 |
Female | 159 | 42.3 | |
Admission V/S | |||
Respiratory rate | Less than 12 | 10 | 2.7 |
12–20 | 70 | 18.6 | |
Greater than 20 | 296 | 78.7 | |
Pulse rate | < 60 | 21 | 5.6 |
60–100 | 138 | 36.7 | |
> 100 | 217 | 57.7 | |
Oxygen Saturation | < 90 | 225 | 59.8 |
≥ 90 | 151 | 40.2 | |
Glasgow Coma Scale | ≤ 8 | 156 | 41.5 |
9–12 | 172 | 45.7 | |
13–15 | 48 | 12.8 | |
Causes of Initiation of Mechanical Ventilation | Respiratory type I | 146 | 38.8 |
Respiratory type II | 206 | 54.8 | |
Coma | 23 | 6.1 | |
Other causes(Specify) * | 1 | 0.3 | |
Source Of Admission | Emergency Department | 229 | 60.9 |
Medical ward | 49 | 13 | |
Surgical ward | 48 | 12.8 | |
Gynecology/Obstetrics ward | 19 | 5.1 | |
Operation Room | 30 | 8 | |
Other (Specify) ** | 1 | 0.3 | |
Diagnosis Category at time of Receiving Mechanical ventilation | Trauma, Burn | 170 | 45.2 |
Poisoning | 13 | 3.5 | |
Respiratory | 39 | 10.4 | |
Cardiac | 37 | 9.8 | |
Abdomen | 40 | 10.6 | |
Malignancy | 8 | 2.1 | |
Endocrine | 12 | 3.2 | |
Nervous system | 27 | 7.2 | |
Obstetric | 26 | 6.9 | |
Other(Specify) *** | 4 | 1.1 | |
Comorbidity | Yes | 144 | 38.3 |
No | 232 | 61.7 | |
Place of Intubation | In Intensive care unit | 331 | 88 |
Out Intensive care unit | 45 | 12 | |
Use of Tracheostomy | Yes | 94 | 25.0 |
No | 282 | 75.0 | |
Total | 376 | 100.0 | |