PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Charlotte Pereira AU - Martin Rooms AU - Rakhee Shah AU - Layla Meshykhi AU - Grainne Gallagher AU - Kat Elliott AU - Pippa Earp AU - Shelley Coleman AU - Sunny Kaul TI - Patient outcomes following admission to UK tertiary referral cardio-thoracic intensive care unit: 1 year observational data DP - 2014 Sep 01 TA - European Respiratory Journal PG - P2073 VI - 44 IP - Suppl 58 4099 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P2073.short 4100 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P2073.full SO - Eur Respir J2014 Sep 01; 44 AB - There is a paucity of data on risk factors & patient outcomes following admission to cardio-thoracic intensive care units (CT ICU). More patients with increasing age & complex co-morbidities are admitted to ICU. Early identification of patients at risk & appropriate preventive measures may improve ICU readmission rates & patient outcomesAim: Record outcomes of all patients admitted to CT ICUHypothesis: Poor physiological reserve will be associated with poorer patient outcomesDesign & Setting: Prospective 1-yr observational study in 23 bedded level 3 CT ICU. Data retrieved from paperless patient record system & patients followed up till ICU discharge/deathResults: No of admissions 1310.Re-admission rate 7%. M:F 3:1 Age 64 yrs (SD15). Indications for admission: post-cardiac surgery (73%) transplant (7%) ventricular assist device insertion (4%) thoracic surgery (6%) & cardiology (10%)View this table:Risk Factors and Outcomes TableConclusion: First known report of patient outcomes following admission to a CT ICU over 1 year. Poor baseline physiology is associated with poorer outcomes. However age and BMI were not associated with reduced survival in our series. Further sub-group analysis is underway to identify potential mechanisms to explain these findings and pinpoint areas to target resources.