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. 2012 Mar;17(2):180-5.
doi: 10.3109/1354750X.2012.654407. Epub 2012 Feb 11.

Assessment of risk factors for in-hospital mortality after intensive care unit discharge

Inês Araújo  1 , João Gonçalves-Pereira, Sofia Teixeira, Raquel Nazareth, Joana Silvestre, Vítor Mendes, Camila Tapadinhas, Pedro Póvoa
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Assessment of risk factors for in-hospital mortality after intensive care unit discharge

Inês Araújo et al. Biomarkers. 2012 Mar.

Abstract

Context: Post-intensive care unit (ICU) mortality predictors are unknown.

Objective: To assess post-ICU in-hospital mortality predictors.

Materials and methods: Analysis of 296 patients discharged alive from a medical-surgical ICU during an 18-month period.

Results: Post-ICU in-hospital mortality was 22.6%. Nonsurvivors had significantly higher Charlson comorbidity score and more often had a tracheostomy. C-reactive protein (CRP) "alert measurement", ≥ 6 mg/dL, independently discriminated survivors from nonsurvivors.

Discussion: A CRP "alert measurement" or the need for tracheostomy may be used to identify patients with high risk of dying after ICU discharge.

Conclusions: Charlson comorbidity score, CRP and tracheostomy predicted post-ICU in-hospital mortality.

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