Audit of postoperative surgical intensive care unit admissions

Conclusion: The need for postoperative critical care is significantly higher in males, elderly, patients with poor preoperative risk stratification scores, preexisting medical illness, major intraoperative hemorrhage, hypotension requiring inotropic support, perioperative respiratory problems and patients undergoing abdominal, trauma, and emergent surgeries. A larger study inclusive of other surgical subspecialties would aid in optimal decision-making for admissions to the SICU.

Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - January 15, 2018 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Shaili K Patel Samir M Kacheriwala Dipesh D Duttaroy Source Type: research