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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the ICU trauma admissions

From: Trauma admissions to the Intensive care unit at a reference hospital in Northwestern Tanzania

Study variable

Trauma admission

Total admission

Number (N/%)

312 (37.1)

841 (100)

Sex (Male: Female ratio)

5.5: 1

1.2:1

Median age (in years)

27

30

Modal age group (years)

21-30

31-40

Source of admission (N/%)

  

   ° A & E department

189 (60.6)

301 (35.8)

   ° OR/PACU

73 (23.4)

385 (45.8)

   ° Wards

33 (10.3)

132 (15.7)

   ° Other hospital s

17 (5.7)

22 (2.6)

   ° Unspecified

-

1 (0.1)

Timing of admission

  

   ° Immediately

111 (35.6)

365 (43.4)

   ° Delayed

201 (64.4)

476 (56.6)

Type of admission (N/%)

  

   ° Emergency

297 (95.2)

573 (68.1)

   ° Elective

15 (4.8)

268 (31.9)

Length of hospital stay (N/%)

  

   ° < 3 days

110 (35.1)

370 (44.0)

   ° ≥ 3 days

202 (64.9)

471 (56.0)

Mortality rate (%)

102 (32.7)

158 (18.8)

  1. Keys: A & E = Accident and Emergency; OR = Operating Room; PACU = Post Anaesthesia Care Unit