Table 2 Comparison of intensive care unit diagnoses and respiratory support therapies between patients admitted from the emergency department and those admitted from the general ward
From: Impact of patient admission source on respiratory intensive care unit outcomes
Emergency Department | Ward | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Intensive Care Unit admission diagnoses, n (%) | |||
Pneumonia | 559 (55) | 746(64) | < 0.001 |
Sepsis | 499 (49) | 658 (57) | 0.001 |
COPD exacerbation | 126 (13) | 64 (6) | < 0.001 |
Acute renal failure | 63 (6) | 116 (10) | 0.002 |
Pulmonary thromboembolism | 17 (2) | 35 (3) | 0.043 |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 19 (2) | 31 (3) | 0.22 |
Septic shock | 15 (1) | 29 (2) | 0.09 |
Pneumothorax | 7 (1) | 16 (1) | 0.12 |
Respiratory support therapies, n (%) | |||
Noninvasive ventilation | 510 (50) | 412 (35) | < 0.001 |
Invasive mechanical ventilation | 172 (17) | 296 (25) | < 0.001 |
Oxygen therapy | 175 (17) | 290 (25) | < 0.001 |
NIV failure | 182 (18) | 266 (23) | 0.005 |