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Table 4 EMD outcomes and in hospital Outcomes by age

From: Respiratory compromise in children presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a descriptive cohort study

Outcome

TOTAL

N = 165

n (%)

<  5 years

N = 132

n (%)

≥ 5 years

N = 33

n (%)

Admitted to general ward

127 (77.0)

104 (78.8)

23 (69.7)

Admitted to ICU/APCU

20 (12.1)

17 (12.9)

3 (9.1)

Discharged from EMD

04 (2.4)

2 (1.5)

2 (6.1)

Died in EMD

14 (8.5)

12 (9.1)

2 (6.1)

Died within 24 h after

EMD disposition

09 (5.5)

8 (6.1)

1 (3.0)

Inpatient mortality

37 (22.4)

31 (23.5)

6 (18.2)

Overall mortality

51 (30.9)

43 (32.6)

8 (24.2)