Table 3.
Distribution of Categorical Admission Diagnosis Among Patients Admitted to MICU of UoGCSH (Gondar; September 2015 to April 2019).
| Disease category | Frequency (N) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular disease | 182 | 36.1 |
| Respiratory disease | 90 | 17.9 |
| Infectious disease | 66 | 13.1 |
| Neurologic disease | 44 | 8.7 |
| Endocrine disease | 36 | 7.1 |
| Renal disease | 18 | 3.6 |
| Hematologic disease | 22 | 4.4 |
| Poisoning | 14 | 2.8 |
| Miscellenous conditions | 32 | 6.3 |
| Total | 504 | 100 |
Key: Miscellenous conditions; GI disorder, Rheumatologic, Malignancies, Electrolyte disorder.
• All respiratory infections were under respiratory disease.
• Infective heart disease and rheumatic heart disease were under cardiovascular disease
• Guillen Barrie Syndrome was under the category of Infectious disease.