Table 2 Admission characteristics and ICU-mortality of patients in SICU, (N = 388)
Variables | Categories | Total (N = 388) | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead (n = 148) | Alive (n = 240) | |||
Source of admission | Emergency department | 203 (52.3%) | 80 (54%) | 123 (51%) |
Inpatient | 22 (5.7%) | 4 (2.7%) | 18 (7.5%) | |
Operation room | 121 (31.2%) | 50 (33.8%) | 71 (29.7%) | |
PACU | 42 (10.8%) | 14 (9.5%) | 28 (11.8%) | |
Urgency cases | Emergency cases | 336 (86.6%) | 140 (94.6%) | 196 (81.7%) |
Elective cases | 52 (13.4%) | 8 (5.4%) | 44 (18.3%) | |
Admission unit | Surgery | 151 (38.9%) | 56 (37.8%) | 95 (39.6%) |
Gynecology/Obstetrics | 13 (3.4%) | 5 (3.4%) | 8 (3.3%) | |
Orthopedics and trauma | 224 (57.7%) | 87 (58.8%) | 137 (57.1%) | |