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Table 1 Distribution of clinical problems in the three ICUs

From: The incidence of low venous oxygen saturation on admission to the intensive care unit: a multi-center observational study in The Netherlands

Admission diagnosis

MCL (n = 93)

GH (n = 138)

AMC (n = 109)

Total (n = 340)

Sepsis/septic shock

47 (51)

64 (46)

39 (36)

150 (44)

Cardiac failure, cardiac arrest

28 (30) 10

36 (26) 10

31 (28) 17

95 (28)

Respiratory failure

7 (8)

13 (10)

12 (11)

32 (9)

CNS

5 (5)

7 (5)

10 (9)

22 (7)

Other

6 (6)

18 (13)

17 (12)

41 (12)

  1. Data are presented as numbers (%). AMC, Amsterdam Medical Center; CNS, central nervous system; GH, Gelre Hospital; ICU, Intensive Care Unit; MCL, Medical Center Leeuwarden.