Table 2.
Causes of emergency department presentation at GUSHED, 2018 (N=203).
| Variables | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causes of admission | Trauma | Fracture | 58 | 28.6 |
| Dislocation/ sublaxation | 16 | 7.9 | ||
| Soft tissue injury | 66 | 32.5 | ||
| Superficial lacerations | 11 | 5.5 | ||
| Chest injury | 5 | 2.5 | ||
| Wound | 8 | 3.9 | ||
| Others∗ | 8 | 3.9 | ||
| Subtotal | 172∗∗ | 84.7∗∗ | ||
| Non trauma | Appendicitis | 18 | 8.9 | |
| Small bowel obstruction | 12 | 5.9 | ||
| Large bowel obstruction | 16 | 7.8 | ||
| Breast abscess | 6 | 3.0 | ||
| Perianal abscess | 6 | 3.0 | ||
| Others∗∗∗ | 11 | 5.4 | ||
| Subtotal | 69 | 34 | ||
∗Pelvic injury, blunt abdominal injury, eye injury, and ear injury.
∗∗38 trauma patients came with two types of injuries.
∗∗∗Cellulitis, gastric outlet obstruction, nephrolithiasis, urinary stricture, and axillary abscess.