International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Full Length Research Paper

Factors affecting prolonged intensive care unit stay in Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Hospital, Hosanna, Southern Ethiopia

Mohammed Suleiman Obsa
  • Mohammed Suleiman Obsa
  • Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, P. O. Box 138, Wolaita Sodo, SNNR, Ethiopia.
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Bedilu Girma Weji
  • Bedilu Girma Weji
  • Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, P. O. Box 138, Wolaita Sodo, SNNR, Ethiopia.
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Tahir Aman Worji
  • Tahir Aman Worji
  • Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Science and Medicine, Arsi University, Asella, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 17 April 2017
  •  Accepted: 09 May 2017
  •  Published: 30 September 2017

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