Table 1.
Characteristics of patients refused and admitted to ICU.
| Variables | Status | (p-Value) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admitted (n = 73) | Refused (n = 62) | ||
| n (54%) | n (45.9%) | ||
| Age | |||
| ≤19 | 12 (16.44) | 4 (6.45) | |
| 20–29 | 15 (20.55) | 14 (22.58) | |
| 30–39 | 21 (28.77) | 18 (29.03) | 4.43 (0.489) χ2 |
| 40–49 | 12 (16.44) | 9 (14.52) | |
| 50–59 | 6 (8.22) | 7 (11.29) | |
| ≥60 | 7 (9.59) | 10 (16.13) | |
| Mean (SD) | 36.78 ± 17.16 | 41.27 ± 19.68 | 1.42 (0.159) µ |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 36 (49.32) | 34 (54.84) | 0.41 (0.522) |
| Female | 37 (50.68) | 28 (45.16) | |
| Weekday | |||
| Monday | 17 (23.29) | 14 (22.58) | |
| Tuesday | 12 (16.44) | 16 (25.81) | |
| Wednesday | 8 (10.96) | 12 (19.35) | 0.183 γ |
| Thursday | 13 (17.81) | 7 (11.29) | |
| Friday | 7 (9.59) | 8 (12.90) | |
| Saturday | 6 (8.22) | 1 (1.61) | |
| Sunday | 10 (13.43) | 4 (6.45) | |
| Month | |||
| January | 22 (30.14) | 29 (46.77) | |
| February | 25 (34.25) | 27 (43.55) | 12.72 (0.002) * |
| March | 26 (35.62) | 6 (9.68) | |
| Site of referral | |||
| Accident & Emergency | 15 (20.55) | 43 (69.35) | |
| Ward | 15 (20.55) | 18 (29.03) | 0.001 *,γ |
| Operating Theatre | 43 (58.73) | 1 (2.27) | |
| Department of Referral | |||
| General Surgery | 39 (53.42) | 19 (30.65) | |
| Internal Medicine | 15 (20.55) | 37 (59.68) | |
| Neuro-Surgery | 5 (6.85) | 3 (4.84) | 0.001 *,γ |
| Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 10 (13.70) | 1 (1.61) | |
| Orthopedics | 2 (2.74) | 2 (3.23) | |
| Urology | 2 (2.74) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Functional Status | |||
| Normal | 51 (69.86) | 30 (48.39) | |
| Poor | 3 (4.11) | 9 (14.52) | 0.020 *,γ |
| Unknown | 19 (26.03) | 23 (37.10) | |
* Statistically significant (p < 0.05); χ2 = Chi-Square; γ = Fisher’s Exact p: µ = Student t-test.