Article

Outcomes 30 days after ICU admission: the 30DOS study

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 23 , issue 6 , 2017 , pages: 139–144

DOI: 10.1080/22201181.2017.1402553

Author(s): Robert Wise Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Department of Anaesthetics, South Africa , Kim de Vasconcellos Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa , David Skinner Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa , Reitze Rodseth Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa , Dean Gopalan Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa , David Muckart Discipline of Surgery, South Africa , Zohra Banoo KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health District, South Africa , Tashmin Bisseru Paediatrics, South Africa , Steve Blakemore Aneasthesiology, South Africa , Jenine de Meyer Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, National Health Laboratory Services, South Africa , Michael Faurie Discipline of Surgery, South Africa , Kom Govender Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa , Timothy Hardcastle Clinical Unit, South Africa , Prakash Jeena Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, South Africa , Nicky Kalafatis Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa , Kroshlan Kistan Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa , Theroshnie Kisten Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa , Carolyn Lee Head Clinical Department: Internal Medicine, South Africa , Colin Mitchell Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Department of Anaesthetics, South Africa , Magesvaran Moodley Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa , Mary Morgan Discipline of Paediatrics, South Africa , Arisha Ramkilliwana Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Department of Anaesthetics, South Africa , Rajesh Ramjee Anaesthesiology, South Africa , Darshan Reddy Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, South Africa , Afke Robroch Wilhemina’s Childrens Hospital, UMC, The Netherlands , Shivani Singh Discipline of Paediatrics, South Africa , Richard von Rahden Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa , Bruce Biccard Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa

Keywords: 30-day mortality , critical care , outcome , South Africa

Download full text Get new issue alerts

Abstract

Background: The spectrum of illness and long-term outcome of critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in South Africa remains largely unknown.

« The effect of sevoflurane induction on the myocardial performance index in healthy individuals

Perioperative echocardiography for invasive thymoma with intracardiac invasion in a child: a case report »