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Table 2 Distribution of most frequent diagnosis according to APACHE II score among delayed and immediate admission groups

From: Impact of delayed admission to intensive care units on mortality of critically ill patients: a cohort study

Diagnostic category a

Delayed admission

Immediate admission

P-value

 

N

%

N

%

 

MVOSb - Cardiovascular

4

1.40%

5

4.00%

0.213

Diabetic ketoacidosis

4

1.40%

0

0.00%

0.421

MVOSb - Gastrointestinal

1

0.40%

3

2.40%

0.171

Intracranial hemorrhage

18

6.50%

6

4.80%

0.669

Congestive heart failure

5

1.80%

0

0.00%

0.307

Coronary artery disease

21

7.60%

11

8.90%

0.817

MVOSb - Neurologic

19

6.90%

14

11.30%

0.199

Multiple trauma

3

1.10%

3

2.40%

0.569

Postcardiac arrest

8

2.90%

5

4.00%

0.774

Gastrointestinal bleeding

2

0.70%

3

2.40%

0.355

Sepsis

172

62.30%

58

46.80%

0.005

Head trauma

6

2.20%

5

4.00%

0.471

  1. a Diagnostic categories of APACHE II system as originally described by Knaus et al.
  2. bMVOS, Major vital organ system.