Karayolu Trafik Kazaları Nedeniyle Yoğun Bakım Ünitesinde Takip Ve Tedavi Edilen Hastaların Retrospektif Olarak Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

We aimed to investigate the intensive care unit(ICU) treatments and factors associated with mortality in patients admitted to the ICU after road traffic accidents (RTAs).
 
 In our study ;patient comorbidities, features of trauma,alcohol use,Revised Trauma Score (RTS), the performed interventions,ICU and hospital stay, the presence and duration of invasive mechanical ventilation(IMV),Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation(APACHE II),Simplified Acute Physiology Score(SAPS II),Glasgow Coma Scale(GCS),NRS 2002(Nutritional Risk Screening 2002) scores at ICU admission were retrospectively analyzed.We analyzed laboratory values, transfusion requirements,brain death and mortality rates in the ICU.
 
 Of the 109 patients treated in the ICU for RTAs, 90 patients survived and 19 patients (17.4%) died.GCS scores were lower and APACHE II scores were higher in the deceased patient group than in the surviving patient group(p