Table 1.
Admission characteristics of patients admitted to Teaching and Referral Hospitals’ ICUs in Southern Ethiopia, June 2018 to May 2020.
| Characteristics | All admissions (n = 517) | survivors (n = 275) | Non-survivors (n = 242) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age range (years) <18 19 to 39 >40 |
102(19.7) 233(45.1) 182(35.2) |
39(35.3) 117(50.2) 86(47.3) |
63(64.7) 116(49.8) 96(52.7) |
>0.05 |
|
Gender Female Male |
274(53.0) 243(47.0) |
149(54.4) 126(51.9) |
125(45.6) 117(48.1) |
>0.05 |
| Admission vital sign Respiratory rate <12 12 to 20 >20 Pulse rate >100 60 to 100 <60 Not palpable Oxygen Saturation (PS02, %) >90 <90 Glasgow coma scale <8 9–12 >12 |
23(4.4) 119(23.0) 375(72.5) 330(63.8) 141(27.3) 13(2.5) 33(6.4) 325(62.9) 197(37.1) 272(53.2) 196(37.9) 46(8.9) |
20(86.9) 42(35.3) 180(48.0) 169(51.2) 36(25.5) 9(69.2) 28(84.8) 184(56.6) 58(29.4) 184(67.6) 51(26.0) 7(15.2) |
3(13.1) 77(64.7) 195(52.0) 161(48.8) 105(74.5) 4(30.8) 5(15.2) 141(43.4) 134(70.6) 91(32.4) 145(74.0) 39(84.8) |
<0.0001** <0.0001** <0.0001** <0.0001** |
| Sources of admission Emergency department Medical ward Surgical ward Gynecology/obstetrics ward Operation Room |
223(43.1) 180(34.8) 17(3.3) 50(9.7) 47(9.1) |
109(48.9) 79(43.9) 8(47.1) 21(42.0) 25(53.2) |
114(51.1) 101(56.1) 9(52.9) 29(58.0) 22(46.8) |
>0.05 |
| Causes of admission Trauma Myocardial infarction Congestive heart failure Septic shock HIV/AIDS ARDS Diabetic ketoacidosis stroke Acute kidney injury Severe Pneumonia Others |
185(35.8) 33(6.4) 55(10.6) 30(5.8) 18(3.5) 57(11.0) 19(3.7) 40(7.7) 31(6.0) 45(8.7) 90(17.4) |
121(65.4) 10(30.3) 21(38.2) 22(73.3) 8(44.4) 29(50.9) 7(36.8) 14(35.0) 16(51.6) 23(51.1) 9(10) |
64(34.6) 23(69.7) 34(61.8) 8(26.7) 10(55.6) 28(49.1) 12(63.2) 26(70.0) 15(48.4) 22(48.9) 81(90) |
<0.001** 0.036* >0.05 0.02* >0.05 >0.05 >0.05 >0.05 >0.05 >0.05 <0.05 |
Note: ** very significant; *significant; ARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; PSO2: percutaneous oxygen saturation.