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    ASESSMENT ON THE OUTCOME OF MECHANICALLY VENTILATED PATIENTS AT CENTRAL INTENSIVE CARE OF GURAGE ZONE PUBLIC HOSPITALS, ETHIOPIA IN 2022 G.C.
    (Wolkite University, 2022-06) Mohammed Hussen,; Yonas Bitew,; Ayelech Beyene,
    Background: Mechanical ventilation is an important life support technology that is a whole component of critical care and the primary method of supporting organ function in patients treated in intensive care units, and is a main stay of supportive therapy for patients with acute respiratory failure, both to maintain adequate systemic oxygenation and to rest the respiratory muscles. Objective:The study was usedto assess the outcome of mechanically ventilated patients in Central Intensive Care Unit of Wolkite University Specialized Hospital and butajira general hospital in 2022. Method:Retrospective cross sectional study design was carried out to assess the outcome of patients put on mechanical ventilation in central intensive care unit of Wolkite University Specialized Hospital and Butajira general hospital. The study data was collected from May 17, 2022 to May 25, 2022 on designed for this purpose. Sampling technique was systematic sampling used all admission in intensive care unit will be taken. The sample size was313 number of patients expected in intensive care unit. A pretest and structured questionnaire was used to collect data and entered SPSS 22 version software. Result:In this study 313 patients mechanically ventilated patients 83 (26.5%) were died,50(16%) were transferred to respective wards, discharged 79(25.2%) against medical advice account, referred 38(12.1%),and cured were 63 (20.1%). In this study the highest mortality cause was related with sever pneumonia, congestive heart failure, acute abdomen and trauma respectively. Conclusion and recommendation: The mortality rate of patients who required mechanical ventilation was higher, the highest mortality cause was sever pneumonia, congestive heart failure and Acute abdomen, and trauma which may have been related to the severity of illness of the patients admitted to our central intensive care unit. This implies for Wolkite university specialized hospital and Butajira general hospitalan urgent need for extensiveimprovement in protocols for intensive care unit setup in low resource settings, trained man power, appropriate record of the patient data, and best follow up and care of patients.