Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học quốc tế cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Variations in the length of stay of intensive care unit nonsurvivors in three scandinavian countries. | Strand et al. Critical Care 2010 14 R175 http content 14 5 R175 c CRITICAL CARE RESEARCH Open Access Variations in the length of stay of intensive care unit nonsurvivors in three Scandinavian countries ICri ci i 2 to nrl 1 2 tan l l A IfHor3 Í It 1 1 Ì Doinil Tỉinor 4 Tcirr i A Ist-kAH A i5 Th imnc Mf dir i6 K ÌTtrÌTior7 Kiistidn Stidnd Sten M Wdlti iei Mdtti Reinikdinen leio Aid Kokko inumds Nolin Jdn Mditnei Petteri Mussdlo8 Elddi Soieide2 10 Hdns K Flddtten9 10 Abstract Introduction The length of stdy LOS in intensive cdie unit ICU nonsuivivois is not often reported but represents dn impoitdnt indicdtoi of the use of resources. LOS in ICU nonsuivivois mdy dlso be d mdikei of cultural dnd oigdnizdtiondl differences between units. In this study bdsed on the ndtiondl intensive cdie registries in Finldnd Sweden dnd Noiwdy we dimed to report intensive cdie mortality dnd to document resource use ds medsuied by LOS in ICU nonsuivivois. Methods Registiy ddtd from 53 305 ICU pdtients in 2006 were meiged into d single ddtdbdse. ICU nonsuivivois were dndlyzed with iegdid to LOS within subgroups by univdiidte dnd multivdiidte dndlysis Cox piopoitiondl hdzdids regression . Results Vitdl stdtus dt ICU dischdige wds dvdildble foi 52 255 pdtients. Overall ICU mortality wds . Medidn LOS of the nonsuivivois wds ddys in Finldnd dnd Sweden dnd ddys in Noiwdy. The shortest LOS of the nonsuivivois wds found in pdtients oldei thdn 80 yedis emeigency medicdl ddmissions dnd the pdtients with the highest severity of illness. Multivdiidte dndlysis confiimed the longei LOS in Noiwdy when coiiected foi dge gioup ddmission cdtegoiy sex dnd type of hospitdl. LOS in nonsuivivois wds found to be inveisely ieldted to the severity of illness ds medsuied by APACHE II dnd SAPS II. Conclusions Despite cultural religious dnd educdtiondl simildiities significdnt vdiidtions occui in the LOS of ICU nonsuivivois dmong Finldnd Noiwdy dnd Sweden. Overall ICU mortality is low in the
