Determinants status of patient after receiving treatment at Intensive Care Unit: A case study in Johor Bahru

Abstract

ICU in terms of Intensive Care Unit was established in Malaysia since 1968. The number of patients receiving treatment at ICU had been increased day by days until now. Rapid development of medical and surgical subspecialties in the last decade resulted in increasing demands for more ICU beds and provides momentum for its development. This study aims to identify the determinants of patient status (alive or died) after receiving treatment in ICU. Secondary data of 1314 patients who received ICU treatment recorded by nurses and doctors using cluster sampling was used. Binary logistic regression was applied in order to identify the determinants of patient status. Based on the results of the logistic regression, this study discovered that patient's age, days of patients in ICU, comorbid diseases and patient's discharge score are the factors contributing patients to die after received treatment in ICU.