Table 4

Primary ICU admission diagnosis categories for non-trauma surgical patients (n=536)

ICU admission diagnosisn%
Respiratory19536.38
Cardiovascular13925.93
Infectious12823.88
Gastrointestinal12723.69
Neurological10619.78
Monitoring8916.60
Renal6311.75
Metabolic509.33
Hematological417.65
Psychiatric30.56
  • Categories are not mutually exclusive.

  • ICU, intensive care unit.