Patients Prognosis and Mortality in Intensive Care Unite of Sanandaj Tohid Hospital in 2000

Intensive care unit (ICU) is set aside for the patients having several complex problems and/or multi-organ failure. ICUs are vital components of modern health care systems. This study was conducted to determine prognosis and mortality rate of the patients hospitalized in Tohid hospital ICU in Sanandaj, in 2000. This was a descriptive study and included patients admitted to Tohid hospital ICU in Sansndaj in 2000. The collected data were recorded in check lists. 238 patients were studied, 16 of them were excluded from the study because they were transferred to other wards of the hospital. Data were analyzed by use of SPSS.Win soft ware and descriptive statistics including frequency, mean and standard deviation. According to the results of this study, 162(73%) of the subjects were referred to ICU from emergency ward, 23(10.4%) from operating room and 37(16.7%) from other wards. Men comprised 123(54.4%) and women 99(44.6%) of the patients. The mean duration of patients hospitalization in ICU was 3.95 (SD=4.5). Mortality rate for patients was 45.5 percent (101 patients died in ICU). This study showed that the mortality rate of the patients admitted in Tohid hospital ICU in Sansndaj was high, this may be related to admision criteria for ICU and low standard methods for taking care of the patients.