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Table 1 Patient demographics and case characteristics

From: Epidemiology and outcomes of critically ill patients in the emergency department of a tertiary teaching hospital in Rwanda

 

N = 320

%

Age, median (IQR)

40

(28, 56)

Sex

  

Male

214

66.9

Female

106

30.0

Triage Category

  

Orange

209

65.3

Red without alarm

73

22.8

Red with alarm

38

11.9

Mode of arrival

  

Self-presented

133

41.6

Transfer from district hospital

132

41.3

Ambulance

55

17.2

Chief complaint

  

Trauma

141

44.5

Medical

152

48.0

Surgical

24

7.6

Length of Stay (Hours)

  

Median (IQR)

31

(14, 61)

Disposition

  

Discharge home

79

24.7

Admission to ward

162

50.6

Admission to ICU

12

3.8

Admission to operating room

25

7.8

Transfer to another hospital

3

0.9

Death

39

12.2

  1. *Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding