Research Article

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

Table 3

Predictors of mortality among mechanically ventilated patients admitted to the adult intensive care unit of Tikur Anbessa Hospital, from September 2019 to September 2020, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

VariableCOR (95%CI)AOR (95%CI) valueE-value

Age1.02 (0.99–1.04)0.99 (0.97–1.02)0.707
GCS less than 8 or 7T9.85 (2.87–33.83)6.3 (1.19–33.00)0.0314.46
Cardiovascular diagnosis8.51 (3.53–20.54)5.05 (1.80–14.15)0.0023.92
Serum albumin less than 2 g/dl14.79 (6.44–33.95)4.9 (1.73–13.93)0.0033.85
MPM score1.01 (1.03–1.08)1.02 (0.99–1.05)0.145

showing significant values. The model was able to classify 80.6% of the cases.