Table 2 Prehospital and in-hospital characteristics of shock (2007–2011)
From: Erratum to: Shock in the emergency department; a 12 year population based cohort study
MECU, n (%)* | Overall Mortality, n (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Specialty/Department | ED contacts, n (%) | Prehospital contacts, n (%) | Intravenous fluid therapy | Intravenous vasopressor therapy | Mechanical ventilation | Cardiac arrest | ICU admission, n (%) | 7-days | 90-days |
Emergency Department | 193 (26.1) | 35 (18.1) | 14 (7.3) | 9 (4.7) | 10 (5.2) | 4 (2.1) | 9 (4.7) | 44 (22.7) | 65 (33.7) |
General Internal Medicine | 36 (4.9) | 2 (5.6) | 1 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.8) | 1 (2.8) | 14 (38.9) | 10 (27.8) | 14 (38.9) |
Cardiology | 73 (9.9) | 17 (23.3) | 11 (15.1) | 11 (15.1) | 11 (15.1) | 10 (12.3) | 19 (26.0) | 22 (30.1) | 35 (47.9) |
Gastroenterology | 67 (9.1) | 9 (13.4) | 7 (10.5) | 2 (3.0) | 3 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (22.4) | 13 (19.4) | 25 (37.3) |
Geriatriology | 75 (10.1) | 16 (21.3) | 5 (6.7) | 2 (2.7) | 5 (6.7) | 2 (2.7) | 3 (4.0) | 15 (20.0) | 42 (56.0) |
General Surgery | 53 (7.2) | 5 (9.4) | 3 (5.7) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.9) | 18 (34.0) | 14 (26.4) | 27 (50.0) |
Orthopedic Surgery | 34 (4.6) | 4 (11.8) | 3 (8.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (23.5) | 6 (17.1) | 13 (38.2) |
Pulmonology | 52 (7.0) | 12 (23.1) | 11 (21.2) | 5 (9.6) | 6 (11.5) | 2 (3.9) | 15 (28.9) | 14 (26.9) | 25 (48.1) |
Endocrinology | 27 (3.6) | 1 (3.7) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (11.1) | 2 (7.4) | 8 (29.6) |
Infectious Diseases | 48 (6.5) | 18 (37.5) | 9 (18.8) | 5 (10.4) | 6 (12.5) | 1 (2.1) | 26 (54.2) | 12 (25.0) | 22 (45.8) |
Heart, Pulmonary and vascular Surgery | 20 (2.7) | 4 (20.0) | 3 (15.0) | 2 (10.0) | 2 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (45.0) | 8 (40.0) | 9 (45.0) |
Neurology | 17 (2.3) | 8 (47.1) | 4 (23.5) | 3 (17.7) | 2 (11.8) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (41.2) | 1 (5.9) | 2 (11.8) |
Nephrology | 12 (1.6) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (33.3) | 6 (50.0) | 8 (66.7) |
Hematology | 4 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Rheumatology | 9 (1.2) | 1 (11.1) | 1 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (22.2) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (44.4) |
Oncology | 6 (0.8) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (16.7) | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) |
Urology | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (50.0) |
Otorhinolaryngology | 5 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Neurosurgery | 4 (0.5) | 3 (80.0) | 4 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | 4 (100.0) | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) |
Plastic Surgery | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (50.0) |
Hospice | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) |
Total | 740 (100.0) | 138 (18.6) | 78 (10.5) | 41 (5.5) | 52 (6.8) | 21 (2.8) | 159 (21.5) | 180 (24.3) | 308 (41.6) |