Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study population at admission

Total no of admissions	411
No of different patients	360
Patients with more than one admission	33
Patients with two admissions	21
Patients with three admissions	7
Patients with four admissions	4
Patients with five admissions	1
Gender, males/females (%)	294/117 (72%/28%)
Age, mean±SD, (range) (years)	35±15 (15–74)
Blood alcohol level, mean±SD, (range) (g/L)	2.7±1.0 (0.9–5.9)
Peripheral oxygen saturation, mean±SD, (range) (%)	96±6 (47–100)
Heart rate, mean±SD (range) (bpm)	92±20 (35–180)
Systolic blood pressure, mean ±SD (range) (mm Hg)	121±22 (70–200)
Respiratory rate, mean±SD (range) (1/min)	15±5 (0–35)