Mortality and its predictors among neurosurgical patients admitted to the surgical ICU in a resource-limited setting: experience from Ethiopia
23% Of the neurosurgical patients admitted to the SICU died during the ICU stay. Mortality was independently associated with emergency surgery, significant intraoperative blood loss, lack of continuous postoperative monitoring, and the occurrence of ICU-related complications.
Institutions
- Hawassa University (ET)
- Mizan Tepi University (ET)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- Mekelle University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Neurochirurgica
- Published
- 2026-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-026-06842-2
- Primary Topic
- Global Health and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00