Table 3.

Reason for admission in the ICU

Type of ICU admission based on APACHE IV	Number of patients (%)
Surgery for cancer	579 (23.6)
Other types of surgery
Gastro-intestinal surgery	322 (13.1)
Respiratory tract surgery (other than cancer)	163 (6.6)
Cardiovascular surgery	196 (8.0)
Other	121 (4.9)
Medical cancer	80 (3.3)
Other types of nonsurgical admissions
Cardiac	173 (7.0)
Respiratory	143 (5.8)
Infection/sepsis	455 (18.5)
Thrombosis/hemorrhage	91 (3.7)
Neurological	44 (1.8)
Other nonsurgical causes for ICU admission	87 (3.5)
Missing	4 (0.2)