An examination of factors affecting the length of stay in long-term intensive care

Abstract

With increased life expectancy, developments in intensive care (IC) and applications, there has been an increase in the length of stay of patients in IC Unit (ICU) in recent years. The aim of this study was to examine factors affecting the Length of Stay (LOS) in long-term ICU (LTICU)A total of 503 patients were included and the effects of variables were evaluated such as age, gender, comorbidities, tracheostomy, nutrition, mechanical ventilator (MV) support, and bacteria produced in cultures, which were predicted to have a clinical effect on the LOS in LTICU. The mean LOS in LTICU was 47.6±52.9 days. The LOS was determined to be increased 0.408-fold in patients with tracheostomy, 0.678-fold with Proteus spp production in cultures and 0.400-fold with E. coli production (p [Med-Science 2018; 7(1.000): 214-217]

Keywords

• Long-term intensive care unit
• length of stay in long-term intensive care unit
• nutrition
• e. coli