Factors Affecting the Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit among Adults in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Published:2023-10-27
Issue:21
Volume:12
Page:6787
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ISSN:2077-0383
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Container-title:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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language:en
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Short-container-title:JCM
Author:
Alharbi Khulud K.1, Arbaein Turky J.1ORCID, Alzhrani Abdulrhman A.1ORCID, Alzahrani Ali M.1, Monshi Sarah S.1, Alotaibi Adel Fahad M.2, Aljasser Areej I.2, Alruhaimi Khalil Thawahi2, Alotaibi Satam Dhafallah K.2, Alsultan Ali K.3ORCID, Arafat Mohammed S.3, Aldhabib Abdulrahman3, Abd-Ellatif Eman E.4ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Department of Health Services Management, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia 2. Department of Preventive Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh 13717, Saudi Arabia 3. Emergency Medicine, Saudi Medical Appointment and Referral Center, Ministry of Health, Riyadh 13717, Saudi Arabia 4. Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
Abstract
This study aimed to assess patient-related factors associated with the LOS among adults admitted to the ICU in Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Health provided a cross-sectional dataset for 2021, which served as the data source for this study. The data included data on adults admitted to different ICUs at various hospitals. The number of days spent in the ICU was the outcome variable of interest. The potential predictors were age, sex, and nationality, as well as clinical data from the time of admission. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis were used to analyse the association between the predictors and the ICU LOS and characterize how they were distributed. We used negative binomial regression to examine the relationship between the study predictors and the ICU LOS. A total of 42,884 individuals were included in this study, of whom 25,520 were men and 17,362 were women. The overall median ICU LOS was three days. This study showed that the ICU LOS was highly influenced by the patient’s age, sex, nationality, source of admission, and clinical history. Several predictors that affect how long adults stay in the ICU in Saudi Arabian hospitals were identified in this study. These factors can be attributed to variances in health care delivery systems, patient demographics, and cultural considerations. To allocate resources efficiently, enhance patient outcomes, and create focused treatments to reduce ICU LOS, it is essential to comprehend these elements.
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