Table 3.
Causes of Early and Late Mortality Among ED Patients of Jimma Medical Center, Ethiopia 2022
| Variable | Category | Time of Mortality | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Late Mortality (≥72 Hours) Controls=174 | Early Mortality (<72 Hour) Cases=87 | |||
| Respiratory failure | Yes | 77 (44.3) | 78 (89.6) | 155 (59.4) |
| No | 97 (55.7) | 9 (10.3) | 106 (40.6) | |
| Cardiac failure | Yes | 54 (31) | 32 (36.8) | 86 (33) |
| No | 120 (69) | 55 (63.2) | 175 (67) | |
| Multi-organ failure | Yes | 134 (70.9) | 55 (29.1) | 189 (72.4) |
| No | 40 (56.2) | 32 (44.4) | 72 (27.6) | |
| Cardio-respiratory arrest | Yes | 23 (13.2) | 22 (25.3) | 45 (17.2) |
| No | 151 (86.8) | 65 (74.7) | 216 (82.7) | |
| Road traffic accident | Yes | 54 (31) | 31 (43.5) | 69 (26.4) |
| No | 120 (69) | 56 (64.4) | 176 (64.7) | |
| Assault | Yes | 48 (27.5) | 21 (75.0) | 69 (26.4) |
| No | 126 (72.4) | 66 (73.5) | 192 (73.6) | |
| Fall injuries | Yes | 41 (23.6) | 22 (25.8) | 63 (24.1) |
| No | 144 (82.7) | 65 (75) | 209 (80.1) | |
| Gunshot | Yes | 31 (17.8) | 13 (7.4) | 44 (16.8) |
| No | 70 (40.2) | 74 (42.5) | 144 (55.2) | |
| Brain injury | Yes | 134 (77) | 55 (63.2) | 189 (72.4) |
| No | 40 (23) | 32 (36.8) | 72 (27.6) | |
| Chest | Yes | 34 (19.5) | 23 (26.4) | 57 (21.8) |
| No | 140 (80.4) | 64 (73.5) | 204 (78.2) | |