Open AccessAn analysis of the predictors of mortality and morbidity in patients admitted after suicidal hanging to an Indian multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
M Renuka,
M S Kalaiselvan,
A S Arunkumar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_170_17
Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , interquartile range , mechanical ventilation , intensive care unit , sofa score , emergency medicine , apache ii , mortality rate , emergency department , population , injury severity score , poison control , injury prevention , surgery , environmental health , psychiatry
Hanging is a frequently used method to attempt suicide in India. There is a lack of data in the Indian population regarding clinical features and outcomes of suicidal hanging. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors affecting mortality and morbidity in patients admitted with suicidal hanging to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).