Observational, Prospective, Single-center Study: Should Body Mass Index (BMI) be Added to the Scoring Criteria of Hepatic Critically Ill Patients in Intensive Care Unit??

Overview

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the hypothesis of poor clinical outcomes in critically ill patients that are having abnormal BMI.

All demographic data will be obtained including the patients' age, sex, body mass index (BMI) \& categorized into; BMI \< 18.5Kg/m2 = underweight, BMI between 18.5-24.9Kg/m2 = normal weight, while BMI between 25-29.9Kg/m2 = overweight \& obese = BMI ≥ 30Kg/m2, associated co-morbidities (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic renal failure, cancer\& chronic liver disease), the cause of admission to ICU, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), nutritional risk screening (NRS) on admission \& discharge, prior cardiac arrest, previous ICU admission within 6months, nosocomial infection, organ failure e.g. cardiovascular, respiratory, renal \& organic support requirement e.g. hemodynamic support, mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy (RRT).

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Eligibility

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