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. 2011 Feb 28;15(1):R75. doi: 10.1186/cc10064

Table 2.

Main diagnosis at transfer

Diagnosis (percentage)
Respiratory problems 27
Sepsis 17.6
Multiple organ failure 10.8
Neurological disorders 10.8
Surgical problems 9.4
Cardiac disorders 8.1
Gastrointestinal bleeding 6.8
Intoxication 2.7
Other* 6.8

*Other diagnoses included pulmonary embolism (n = 1), major bleeding after elective conchaesurgery (n = 1), Wegener's granulomatosis (n = 1), Hemolysis Elevated Liver enzymes Low Platelets (HELLP) syndrome (n = 1) and acute renal failure (n = 1).