Table 1 Patients’ characteristics and reason for emergency department admission
Patients’ characteristics | |
|---|---|
Sex (male), n (%) | 69 (53) |
Age, years | 66 (51–74) |
Height, cm | 170 (164–176) |
Body weight, kg | 73 (65–85) |
Reason for emergency department treatment | N (%) |
Syncope | 17 (13) |
Gastrointestinal bleeding | 16 (12) |
Pneumonia | 10 (8) |
Hypertensive urgency/emergency | 9 (7) |
Acute renal failure | 8 (6) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/Asthma | 7 (5) |
Acute coronary syndrome | 6 (5) |
Congestive heart failure | 6 (5) |
Infection | 6 (5) |
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome/Sepsis | 6 (5) |
Subdural hematoma | 6 (5) |
Pulmonary embolism | 5 (4) |
Severe pancreatitis | 5 (4) |
Others | 23 (18) |