Iatrogenic events: a significant cause of admission in intensive care units

Identification and analysis of iatrogenic events leading to admission in intensive care units. Prospective observational monocentric study. Critically ill patients hospitalized in adult medical intensive care unit of a general hospital over a twelve-month period. We recorded for each patient the fol...

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Published in:Annales françaises d'anesthésie et de réanimation 2014-09, Vol.33 (9-10), p.503-507
Main Authors: Poidevin, A, Egard, M, Guiot, P, Kuteifan, K
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Critical Care - statistics & numerical data
Critical Illness
Female
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals, General
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease - epidemiology
Iatrogenic Disease - prevention & control
Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Respiration, Artificial - adverse effects
Socioeconomic Factors
Transfusion Reaction
Young Adult
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Summary:Identification and analysis of iatrogenic events leading to admission in intensive care units. Prospective observational monocentric study. Critically ill patients hospitalized in adult medical intensive care unit of a general hospital over a twelve-month period. We recorded for each patient the following characteristics: origin, demographic datas, cause of admission, medical background, severity, diagnosis, ICU length of stay and provided treatments. Two medical investigators identified the iatrogenic character of events and determined their potential preventability. Univariate statistical analysis was performed. During the study period, 603 patients were admitted and 71 (12%) due to iatrogenic events. In comparison to patients hospitalized for other causes, these patients were older (66 years vs. 60, P 0.009) and often previously treated in a hospital (82% vs. 54%, P
ISSN:1769-6623
DOI:10.1016/j.annfar.2014.06.005