Table 2 Demographics and clinical characteristics of 118 critically patients admitted to mulago hospital icu from February 2014 to January 2015
Characteristics | All | Survivors | Non-Survivors | P a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years); mean (SD) | 37.7 (17.5) | 37.7 (17.4) | 37.7 (17.7) | 0.99 |
Sex | ||||
 Male (%) | 68 (57.6) | 41 (66.7) | 25 (47.3) | 0.033 |
Source (%) | ||||
 Emergency room | 33 (28) | 19 (30.2) | 14 (25.4) |  |
 Operating room | 21 (17.8) | 15 (23.8) | 6 (10.9) |  |
 PACU | 2 (1.7) | 2 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Obstetric theatre | 3 (2.5) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (5.5) |  |
 Medical ward | 25 (21.2) | 9 (15.9) | 15 (27.3) |  |
 Surgical ward | 11 (9.3) | 6 (9.5) | 5 (9.1) |  |
 Obstetric-gynecology ward | 7 (5.9) | 2 (3.2) | 5 (9.1) |  |
 Other hospital | 16 (13.6) | 9 (14.3) | 8 (12.7) | 0.117 |
Medical Admissions (%) | 40 (33.9) | 20 (31.8) | 20 (36.4) | 0.597 |
HIV status (%) | ||||
 Positive | 12 (10.1) | 6 (9.5) | 6 (10.8) |  |
 Negative | 88 (74.6) | 48 (77.8) | 41 (73.6) |  |
 Unknown | 18 (15.3) | 8 (12.7) | 9 (16.2) | 0.664 |
Mechanical Ventilation (%) | 100 (84.8) | 47 (47.0) | 53 (53.0) | 0.001 |
Ventilation time (SD) (hours) | 159.07 (247.87) | 156.05 (227.95) | 162.53 (270.99) | 0.888 |
Vasopressor use (%) | 28 (23.7) | 4 (14.2) | 24 (85.7) | 0.008 |
Length of stay (Days);mean (SD) | 10.2 (12.8) | 12.5 (13.8) | 7.5 (11.1) | 0.033 |
No. of patients (%) | 118 | 63 (53.4) | 55 (46.6) | Â |