Table 1 The 10 most common causes of ICU admission related to age (%)
From: Emergency department admissions to the intensive care unit – a national retrospective study
overall | 0–1 y | 2–9 y | 10–17 y | 18–29 y | 30–44 y | 45–64 y | 65–79 y | 80+ y | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 109,111) | (n = 1380) | (n = 2137) | (n = 3833) | (n = 14,833) | (n = 13,819) | (n = 28,509) | (n = 30,702) | (n = 13,898) | Most prevalent ICD code | |
intoxication | 19.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 33.2 | 46.8 | 39.4 | 18.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | F100 Acute alcohol intoxication |
trauma | 14.7 | 14.5 | 26.6 | 27.0 | 18.7 | 16.3 | 14.3 | 10.8 | 12.8 | T079 Unspecified multiple injuries |
neurology | 12.6 | 26.2 | 30.7 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 14.8 | 14.0 | 11.3 | R568 Unspecified seizures |
infection | 12.2 | 19.5 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 17.0 | 16.8 | R572 Septic chock |
respiratory | 8.5 | 12.4 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 13.4 | 12.5 | J969 Unspecified respiratory dysfunction |
cardiology | 8.4 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 12.8 | 14.1 | I469 Unspecified cardiac arrest |
endocrinology | 8.0 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 | E141 Unspecified diabetes with ketoacidosis |
gastrointestinal | 5.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 9.3 | K922 Unspecified gastrointestinal bleeding |
circulatory | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | I710 Aortic dissection |
consciousness | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | R402 Unspecified coma |