Time to recovery and its predictors among critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation from intensive care unit in ethiopia. a retrospective follow up study

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• who: Lehulu Tilahun from the on handling of critical ill victims, those on mechanical ventilationThe paper also demonstrated main causes of admission to the ICU for the purpose of mechanical ventilation were traumatic injuries (45.2%), abdominal (10.6%), respiratory (10.4%), and cardiac (9.8%) causes. This study finding is almost similar to studies conducted in Sub Saharan Africa, Nigeria, Uganda, South Western Kenya and Jimma University Specialized Hospital [12, , ] in which traumatic injuries were number one causes. However, finding from Sothern Brazil, India and Southern Ethiopia [3, , ] ended up with malignancy, sepsis and cardiovascular and . . .
  

   

  

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