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. 2023 Aug 18;23:279. doi: 10.1186/s12871-023-02230-w

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%)

Key: PACU = Post- Anesthesia Care Unit; SICU = Surgical Intensive Care Unit