Table 1.

Distribution of clinical problems in the three ICUs

Admission diagnosis	MCL (n = 93)	GH (n = 138)	AMC (n = 109)	Total (n = 340)
Sepsis/septic shock	47 (51)	64 (46)	39 (36)	150 (44)
Cardiac failure, cardiac arrest	28 (30) 10	36 (26) 10	31 (28) 17	95 (28)
Respiratory failure	7 (8)	13 (10)	12 (11)	32 (9)
CNS	5 (5)	7 (5)	10 (9)	22 (7)
Other	6 (6)	18 (13)	17 (12)	41 (12)

Data are presented as numbers (%). AMC, Amsterdam Medical Center; CNS, central nervous system; GH, Gelre Hospital; ICU, Intensive Care Unit; MCL, Medical Center Leeuwarden.