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Outcome evaluation in a surgical intensive care unit in Barbados
Author(s) -
Hariharan S.,
Moseley H. S. L.,
Kumar A. Y.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1046/j.0003-2409.2001.02648.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mortality rate , intensive care unit , emergency medicine , intensive care , health care , intensive care medicine , surgery , economics , economic growth
Summary The performance of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scoring system was␣prospectively assessed in the surgical intensive care unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados. A total of 309 patients admitted consecutively during a 2‐year period (1999–2001) were evaluated. Demographic data, diagnosis, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score,␣duration of stay and hospital outcome were recorded. The predicted mortality for every patient and the costs incurred were also calculated. The overall observed mortality rate was 15.9% while the mean predicted mortality rate for our case‐mix was 16.4%, which is comparable to results␣from developed countries. The cost incurred per patient was much lower at $13 636 (Barbados), compared to the patients' cost in North America ($60 000 Barbados).