Patients hospitalized | Patients transferred | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
n | 737 | 530 | |
Age (years) | 38 (20–55) | 32 (17–48) | 0.005a |
Male gender (n/%) | 365 (49.5) | 325 (61.3) | <0.001a |
Diagnostic categories (n/%) | |||
Trauma | 146 (19.8) | 179 (33.8) | <0.001a |
Surgical (non-trauma) | 101 (13.7) | 144 (27.2) | <0.001a |
Medical | 173 (23.5) | 53 (10) | <0.001a |
Neurological | 69 (9.4) | 51 (9.6) | 0.7 |
Infection | 51 (6.9) | 29 (5.5) | 0.41 |
Obstetrical | 7 (0.9) | 10 (1.9) | 0.13 |
Other | 190 (25.8) | 64 (12.1) | <0.001a |
Modified Early Warning Score (pts) | 3 (2–5) | 3 (2–5) | 0.04a |
South African Trauma Score (pts) | 2 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 0.02a |
Need for emergency surgery (n/%) | 54 (7.3) | 78 (14.7) | <0.001a |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 5 (1–8) | data not available | |
Hospital mortality (n/%) | 41 (3.2) | data not available |