Table 1. Summary of chief complaints in the study population (n = 235).

ICU - intensive care unit; HDU - high dependency unit; qSOFA - quick sequential organ failure assessment.

Parameter	Summary, n (%)
Chronic kidney disease	24 (10.21%)
Chronic liver disease	4 (1.7%)
Congestive cardiac failure	3 (1.28%)
Type 1 diabetes mellitus	1 (0.43%)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus	38 (53.52%)
Mechanical ventilation after 24 hours	28 (11.97%)
Mechanical ventilation after 72 hours	13 (5.53%)
Mechanical ventilation in the emergency department	26 (11.06%)
Patient step down from ICU/HDU units after 24 hours	114 (48.51%)
Step down at 72 hours	114 (48.51%)
Modified shock index at the time of disposition from the emergency department (mean ± SD)	1.25 ± 0.33
Modified shock index value on arrival to the emergency department (mean ± SD)	1.47 ± 1.11
qSOFA score (mean ± SD)	1.56 ± 0.57