The Relationship Between Underlying Disease, Type of Acute Respiratory Failure With Outcome in Pulmonary Ward of Dr. M. Djamil Hospital Padang

Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is a syndrome of inadequate gas exchange that caused by many underlying disease, particularly respiratory diseases. This condition cause high mortality that influenced by several factors. The aims of this study was to find out the association between underlying disease, type of ARF with the outcome. A cross-sectional study as part of National Registry for ARF that include all patients that had been referred to pulmonary ward of Dr. M. Djamil Hospital Padang with ARF from January to December 2017. During the period of study we found total 58 patients that consist of 40 males and 18 females. The mortality happen on 32 patients (55.2%) and the remain 26 patients (44,8%) got clinical improvement. There was no association of underlying disease on outcome in patient with ARF. The type of ARF also had no association with the outcome (OR 0, 942 (0,295-3,002 CI 95%); p = 1,00). The rate of mortality among patients with ARF in pulmonary ward, even with high care was still high, in which more than half or they died. The underlying diseases and type of ARF had no impact on outcome