Predictive Factors and Short-Term Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: An Exploratory Study
- Dr sharjeel Mughal, AMC abbattobad
- Dr Haroon Afarq, Poonch medical college Rawalakot
- Dr Areeba Kabir, Poonch Medical College Rawalakot
- Dr Atia Miskeen, Poonch medical college
- Dr Maria Ayoub, Poonch Medical College Rawalakot
- Dr Kazalbash Tahir, Poonch medical college Rawalakot
Abstract:
Objective: Finding out the incidence of short-term mortality among patients undergoing mechanical ventilation at Mayo Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, is the goal of this descriptive cross-sectional research. Methods: From September 2021 to September 2022, this research was collaboratively carried out by the gynecology & obstetrics, surgery, and anesthesiology departments at Mayo Hospital.
This research comprised a total of 112 individuals who were given mechanical ventilation. Gender, age, condition at admission, ventilation duration, justification for ventilation, results, and complications were recorded for the patients. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 29.
Results: 54 patients (48.21%) were successfully weaned off, whereas 58 (51.78%) patients passed away. In the first group of patients who died, sepsis (27.5%), coagulopathy (29.3%), VAP/ventilator-associated pneumonia (32.7%), and multi-organ failure (37.9%) were the main causes of death. However, among the survivors, 3 (5.55%) suffered pneumothoraxes, 5 (9.25%) experienced VAP, and 3 (5.55%) experienced a fever with no apparent cause.
Conclusions: In contrast to affluent nations, the short-term death rate of patients receiving mechanical breathing in an intensive care unit (ICU) in Lahore, Pakistan, is much higher. Keywords: intensive care unit, mechanical ventilation, respiratory distress