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Table 2 Main diagnosis at transfer

From: Quality of interhospital transport of the critically ill: impact of a Mobile Intensive Care Unit with a specialized retrieval team

Diagnosis (percentage)

Respiratory problems

27

Sepsis

17.6

Multiple organ failure

10.8

Neurological disorders

10.8

Surgical problems

9.4

Cardiac disorders

8.1

Gastrointestinal bleeding

6.8

Intoxication

2.7

Other*

6.8

  1. *Other diagnoses included pulmonary embolism (n = 1), major bleeding after elective conchaesurgery (n = 1), Wegener's granulomatosis (n = 1), Hemolysis Elevated Liver enzymes Low Platelets (HELLP) syndrome (n = 1) and acute renal failure (n = 1).
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