Table 2 Lengths of ED stay of critically ill patients who need ICU admission and reasons for delay ICU admission at TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020
Variables | Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
ED lengths of stay(n = 102) | < 6 h. | 16 | 15.7 |
6–12 h. | 35 | 34.3 | |
13–24 h. | 25 | 24.5 | |
25–48 h. | 10 | 9.8 | |
> 48 h. | 16 | 15.7 | |
Median | 13.5 h. | ||
IQR | 7–25.5 h. | ||
Critically ill patients who need and consulted for critical care were transferred to the ICU | Yes | 53 | 52 |
No | 49 | 48 | |
Outcomes of prolonged ICU admission(n = 86) | Death | 30 | 34.9 |
Admitted to ICU after delayed for ICU admission | 37 | 43.0 | |
Admitted to inpatient ward | 11 | 12.8 | |
Improved and discharged from ED | 8 | 9.3 | |
Column1 Column2 Reasons for delay ICU admission(n = 86) | Lack of ICU bed | 56 | 65.1 |
Delay in radiological result | 13 | 15.1 | |
Poor prognosis | 8 | 9.3 | |
Delay of lab. Investigation results | 6 | 7.0 | |
Delays in therapeutics | 3 | 3.5 | |