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Research Article
Restricted Analysis of Mortality in an Acute Care Facility of a Rural Hospital in Bengal, India
Author(s): Pathak S, Bhattacharya D, Banerjee A, Azim S and Bhattacharya SKPathak S, Bhattacharya D, Banerjee A, Azim S and Bhattacharya SK
Advances in acute care medicine have increased the chances of survival for patients with severe illness or trauma. The major causes of modifiable and non-modifiable mortality among patients treated in medical or surgical intensive care units (ICUs) are trauma, sepsis, complications of diabetes mellitus type 2 and hypertension, respiratory support, CVA, electrolyte imbalance, poisoning and snake bite. Such analysis will give an insight into the various factors which led to death. The pre-hospital co-morbidities will reinforce the internist to anticipate and take appropriate measures to mitigate their onslaught. In this way, the mortality in the ICU may be curtailed.
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DOI:
10.4172/2155-9929.1000362
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