Adverse events leading to intensive care unit admission in a low-and-middle-income-country: A prospective cohort study and a systematic review
Authors' conclusion
In this prospective cohort, adverse events were a relevant reason for ICU admission. This result is consistent with data retrieved from non-LMIC as shown in our meta-analysis.
Study context
- Population
- Adults admitted to two general ICUs of a tertiary public academic hospital in a LMIC
- Outcome
- Rate of adverse event-related ICU admissions and their preventability
Methodological detailstwo general ICUs, tertiary public academic hospital, one-year period
- Two general ICUs
- Tertiary public academic hospital
- One-year period
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
AE-related ICU admissions (cohort)
- ICU admissions related to an adverse events (AE)
- 12.1%
- Caused by an AE
- 9.8%
- Related but not directly caused by an AE
- 2.3%
- Preventability rate of AE-related admissions
- 70.9%
- Potentially preventable AE-related admissions, of all ICU admissions
- 8.6%
Further pooled results
Mortality of AE-related ICU admissions
- Not associated with a higher risk of death
Meta-analysis: proportion of ICU admissions due to AE
- Proportion of ICU admissions due to AE
- 11% (95% CI 6%-16%)
- Preventability rate
- 54% (95% CI 42%-66%)
Original publication
Adverse events leading to intensive care unit admission in a low-and-middle-income-country: A prospective cohort study and a systematic review. J Crit Care. Published 26 December 2023. doi:10.
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