Critical care challenges in the orthopedic patients: A study

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the causes, numbers, outcomes of Orthopedic patients requiring intensive care. Methods: A retrospective and prospective study of patients admitted as in patients, under orthopaedic care, in PGSIMSR, and who required intensive medical care were included in this study. Conclusion: With increasing trauma and polytrauma cases, coupled with increasing geriatric population, intensive care has becoming more and more common in orthopaedic patients. Mortality rate is higher in the trauma group. Elderly patients are more likely to develop complications due to associated comorbidities. This emphasizes the importance of pre operative and postoperative monitoring of these vulnerable patients.