An audit of hepatobiliary diseases in a tertiary level intensive care unit in Nepal

BACKGROUND: Hepatobiliary diseases account for significant proportion of admission in our ICU, which is a semi-closed, 11 bedded mixed medical-surgical ICU. AIM: This study was conducted to present profile of patients with various hepatobiliary diseases who required ICU admissions for various reasons. METHODS: A retrospective data collection was done from our ICU admission book records on all patients admitted with hepatobiliary problem from 1 st Jan 2013 till 31 st Dec 2013 for a period of one year.