Outcome after admission to an intensive care unit. A 6-week study at Baragwanath Hospital.
This study reports the short- medium- and long-term outcome of treatment in patients admitted to the Baragwanath Hospital Intensive Care Unit; 81% were discharged in a satisfactory state, but the morbidity rate of 11% was unacceptably high.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010343:Patient Admission; D010351:Patient Discharge; D013019:South Africa