Abstract
Routine collection and analysis of data allows critical care department to highlight the outcomes of past interventions and to identify the grounds for future improvement. Data on characteristic and outcomes of ICU patients are lacking in Pakistan. We report data collected in 2014 in a 9-bedded medical ICU of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto medical university hospital, Islamabad.
Highlights
Routine collection and analysis of data allows critical care department to highlight the outcomes of past interventions and to identify the grounds for future improvement
There were major changes in our patient population characteristics between 2008 and 2013: number of patients decreased by 44%, standardized mortality ratio (SMR) decreased from 1.09 to 0.71 and incidence rate of VAP and CRBSI increased by 153% and 42% respectively
Grant Acknowledgment The ICU e-monitoring®software was funded through a grant from French Embassy in Pakistan
Summary
Routine collection and analysis of data allows critical care department to highlight the outcomes of past interventions and to identify the grounds for future improvement. Data on characteristic and outcomes of ICU patients are lacking in Pakistan. We report data collected in 2014 in a 9-bedded medical ICU of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto medical university hospital, Islamabad
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