Predictors of ICU Mortality among Mechanically Ventilated Patients: An Inception Cohort Study from a Tertiary Care Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 2

Processes and outcome of ICU care of mechanically ventilated patients admitted to the adult intensive care unit of Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from September 2019 to September 2020, displayed against their ICU outcome using the chi-square (X²), t-test, and Mann–Whitney U test.

Process or outcome of care		Total (n = 160)	Survivors (n = 63)	Nonsurvivors (n = 97)	value
Duration of ventilation, days	Median (IQR)	3 (2–7)	2 (2–5)	4 (2–8)	0.081
Blood transfusion		40 (25)	9 (22.5)	31 (77.5)	0.01
Vasopressor		75 (46.9)	2 (2.7)	73 (97.3)	<0.01
Hemodialysis		16 (10)	6 (37.5)	10 (63.5)	1.0
Complication in ICU	Sepsis; Re-intubation; Pressure injury	48 (30); 27 (16.8); 18 (11.3)	15 (23.8); 9 (14.3); 6 (9.5)	33 (34); 18 (18.6); 12 (12.4)	0.404
ICU length of stay	Median (IQR)	5 (2–10)	5 (3–10)	4.5 (2–11)	0.25
Total hospital stay, days	Mean (SD)	20.2 (17.9)	29.7 (16.9)	14.6 (16.0)	<0.01