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Table 3 Characteristics associated with overall survival, (N = 320)

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

 

Survived, n (%)

Deceased, n (%)

p-value

Age, median (IQR)

39 (29, 56)

41 (26, 60)

0.884

Sex

   

Male

187 (66.6)

27 (69.2)

0.739

Female

94 (33.5)

12 (30.8)

 

Triage color

   

Orange

200 (95.7)

9 (4.3)

< 0.0001

Red without alarm

61 (83.6)

12 (16.4)

 

Red with alarm

20 (52.6)

18 (47.4)

 

Arrival to ED

   

Self-attended

123 (43.8)

10 (25.6)

0.074

Transfer from District Hospital

110 (38.2)

22 (56.4)

 

Brought by SAMU

48 (17.1)

7 (18.0)

 

Cause

   

Trauma

131 (47.0)

10 (26.3)

0.048

Medical

27 (45.5)

25 (65.8)

 

Surgical

21 (7.5)

3 (7.9)

 

Interventions

   

Any intervention

37 (13.2)

37 (94.9)

< 0.0001

Intubation

9 (3.2)

19 (48.7)

< 0.0001

Non-invasive ventilation

2 (0.7)

1 (2.6)

0.324

Central venous access

5 (1.8)

1 (2.6)

0.545

Vasopressor

4 (1.4)

6 (15.4)

< 0.001

Tube thoracostomy

6 (2.1)

3 (7.7)

0.049

CPR

3 (1.1)

30 (76.9)

< 0.0001

Pericardiocentesis

4 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

1.000

Thoracentesis

7 (2.5)

2 (5.1)

0.302

Length of stay and boarding duration

   

Median LOS (hours), (IQR)

31 (14, 59)

29 (9, 74)

0.921

Median boarding (hours), (IQR), N = 229

22 (8, 42)

31 (9, 59)

0.316

Median boarding > 24 h, N = 229

93 (46.3)

16 (57.1)

0.280