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Table 1 Chris Hani Baragwanath intensive care unit (ICU) adult patient profile (1-year period)

From: ICUs worldwide: An overview of critical care medicine in South Africa

Mean age

38 years

Male

65%

Female

35%

Mean APACHE score

20

Diagnoses (ICU)

 

   Trauma

53% (MVA, gunshot, stabbings, etc.)

   Medical

30% (sepsis, metabolic, O/D, etc.)

   Postsurgical

4% (elective)

   Obstetrical/gynaecological

5% (PET, HELLP, sepsis, postoperative)

   Infectious diseases

8% (tetanus, malaria, cholera, etc.)

Mortality

 

   Actual

31.5%

   Predicted

30%