Table 2.
Main admission causes in the intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in the Brazilian Midwest, categorized according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) (World Health Organization, 1992) and prognostic scores. Brazil, 2016.
| Trigger tool | Non-targeted chart review | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICD-10 | 0.972a | ||
| J00-J99 Diseases of the respiratory system | 56 (34.57%) | 55 (32.54%) | |
| I00-I99 Diseases of the circulatory system | 29 (17.90%) | 34 (20.12%) | |
| N00-N99 Diseases of the genitourinary system | 26 (16.05%) | 29 (17.16%) | |
| K00-K93 Diseases of the digestive system | 17 (10.49%) | 16 (9.47%) | |
| A01-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases | 12 (7.41%) | 15 (8.88%) | |
| Other ICD-10 codes | 22 (13.58%) | 20 (11.83%) | |
| SAPS3, median (IQR) | 61 (48.50–73) | 61(49–73) | 0.892b |
| SOFA at ICU admission, median (IQR) | 5 (2.50–8) | 5 (2–10) | 0.726b |
SAPS3: Simplified Acute Physiology Score (Metnitz et al., 2005, Moreno et al., 2005); SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (Vincent et al., 1996).
a
Pearson's chi-square test for independence.
b
Mann-Whitney U test for independent variables.