Table 1 Source of admission and APACHE III admission diagnosis.
All patients (n= 296) | |
|---|---|
Source of admission | |
Emergency department | 113 (38.2) |
Operating room/recovery | 91 (30.7) |
Hospital ward | 70 (23.6) |
Another intensive care/high dependency unit | 16 (5.4) |
Other | 6 (2.0) |
APACHE III admission diagnosis | |
Non-operative | 203 (68.6) |
Renal disease | 51 (25.1) |
Sepsis | 38 (18.7) |
Metabolic | 32 (15.8) |
Gastrointestinal disease | 32 (15.8) |
Cardiovascular | 25 (12.3) |
Other | 25 (12.3) |
Operative | 93 (31.4) |
Cardiovascular | 51 (54.8) |
Gastrointestinal disease | 35 (37.6) |
Other | 7 (7.5) |