Table 1.
Patient characteristics in REF, ABROAD and ICU
| REF | ABROAD | ICU | |
|---|---|---|---|
| number of patients | 117 | 84 | 495 |
| mean age; standard deviation (years) | 19; 14.7 | 54; 24.0 | 66; 14.4 |
| male (n; %; 95%CI) | 85; 72.7; 63.6-80.5 | 59; 70.2; 59.3-79.7 | 341; 68.9; 64.6-72.9 |
| COO a / admitted from (n; %) | |||
| Afghanistan | 30; 25.6 | 1; 1.2 | residents without refugee history or pre-treatment abroad |
| Syria | 29; 24.8 | - | |
| Somalia | 8; 6.8 | 3; 3.6 | |
| Algeria | 7; 5.9 | 1; 1.2 | |
| Iraq | 5; 4.3 | 1; 1.2 | |
| Pakistan | 5; 4.3 | - | |
| Eritrea | 5; 4.3 | 2; 2.4 | |
| Ethiopia | 3; 2.6 | 3; 3.6 | |
| Turkey | - | 11; 13.1 | |
| Greek | - | 4; 4.8 | |
| Italy | - | 4; 4.8 | |
| Morocco | - | 4; 4.8 | |
| Nigeria | - | 4; 4.8 | |
| India | - | 3; 3.6 | |
| Iran | - | 3; 3.6 | |
| Kuwait | - | 3; 3.6 | |
| Croatia | - | 2; 2.4 | |
| Ghana | - | 2; 2.4 | |
| Hungary | - | 2; 2.4 | |
| Saudi-Arabia | - | 2; 2.4 | |
| Spain | - | 2; 2.4 | |
| Sri Lanka | - | 2; 2.4 | |
| Thailand | - | 2; 2.4 | |
| Egypt | 2; 1.7 | 4; 4.8 | |
| Other | 8; 6.8 b | 19; 22.6 c | |
| Unknown | 15; 12.8 | - | |
| department patients admitted to (n; %; 95%CI) | |||
| intensive care unit | - | - | 495; 100 |
| Surgery | 13; 11.1; 0.6-18.3 | 12; 14.3; 7.6-23.6 | 495; 100; 99.3-100 |
| general / vascular | 6; 5.1 1.9-10.8 | 4; 4.7; 1.3-11.7 | 153; 30.9; 26.8-35.2 |
| thoracic | - | 2; 2.3; 0.2-8.3 | 273; 55.2; 50.7-59.6 |
| traumatology | 7; 5.9; 2.4-11.9 | 6; 7.1; 2.7-14.9 | 69; 13.9; 11.0-17.3 |
| Internal medicine | 20; 17.1; 10.8-25.2 | 39; 46.4; 35.5-57.6 | |
| Infectious diseases | 10; 8.5; 4.1-15.2 | 9; 10.7; 5.0-19.4 | - |
| Gastroenterology | 3; 2.6; 0.5-7.3 | 9; 10.7; 5.0-19.4 | |
| Pneumology | 2; 1.7; 0.2-6.0 | 5; 5.9; 1.9-13.3 | |
| Hematology / Oncology | - | 9; 10.7; 5.0-19.4 | |
| Cardiology | 3; 2.6; 0.5-7.3 | 7; 8.3; 3.4-16.4 | |
| Angiology | 1; 0.9; 0.0-4.7 | - | |
| Rheumatology | 1; 0.9; 0.0-4.7 | - | |
| Gynecology / Obstetrics | 10; 8.5; 4.1-15.2 | 3; 3.6; 0.7-10.1 | - |
| Urology | 6; 5.1; 1.9-10.8 | 1; 1.2; 0.0-6.5 | |
| Pediatrics | 44; 37.6; 28.8-47.0 | 8; 9.5; 4.2-17.9 | |
| Neurology | 4; 3.4; 0.9-8.5 | 13; 15.5; 8.5-25.0 | |
| Psychiatrics | 7; 5.9; 2.4-11.9 | 1; 1.2; 0.0-6.5 | |
| otherd | 12; 10.3; 5.4-17.2 | 7; 8.3; 3.4-16.4 | |
(a) COO = country of origin; (b) = Albania, Iran, Jordan, Kosovo, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia, and Uganda with n = 1 each; (c) = Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cuba, Cameroon, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Kazakhstan, Mozambique, Poland, Sudan, Taiwan, Togo, UK, USA, and Uzbekistan with n = 1 each; (d) = Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT), ophthalmology, orthopedics, and dermatology