Table 2 Primary diagnosis of patients admitted to rural intensive careunits
Diagnosis | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Respiratory | 75 (33%) |
      Bacterial pneumonia | 29 (13%) |
      COPD/asthma | 25 (11%) |
      Acute respiratory infections | 6 (2.6%) |
      Aspiration pneumonia | 5 (2.2%) |
      Respiratory arrest | 5 (2.2%) |
      ARDS | 5 (2.2%) |
      Status asthmaticus | 0 (0.0%) |
Cardiovascular/circulatory | 72 (32%) |
      Chronic heart failure | 24 (11%) |
      Myocardial infarction | 19 (8.5%) |
      Cardiac arrest | 8 (3.6%) |
      Diseases of arteries; aneurysm | 6 (2.6%) |
      Cerebrovascular; CVAs, ICH | 6 (2.6%) |
      Arrhythmias | 5 (2.2%) |
      Pulmonary circulation; PE, pulmonary heart disease | 4 (1.7%) |
Digestive | 33 (15%) |
      Cholecystitis, appendicitis, colitis, enteritis | 19 (8.4%) |
      Ileus, obstruction, hernia | 8 (3.6%) |
      Ulcers, inflammatory bowel disorders | 6 (2.7%) |
Other | 44 (20%) |
      Trauma, overdose | 14 (6.2%) |
      Cancer, neoplasms | 8 (3.6%) |
      Sepsis, infectious diseases | 5 (2.2%) |
      Complex overdose | 0 (0.0%) |
      All others | 17 (7.6%) |