Factors affecting morbidity and mortality in musculoskeletal injured patients admitted to surgical intentsive care unit

Forty seven patients admitted to SICU of Hamad General Hospital, were studied to search for parameters to identify patients at high risk for morbidity and mortality. It was found that, high injury severity score, hypotension, blood coagulopathy and head injury were valuable parameters on admission to identify patients at risk of subsequent morbidity and mortality. Internal fixation of fractures in multiple trauma patients is preferable and would reduce the morbidity and morality rates