Table 1 Characteristics of the included patients (n = 193)

Age (years ± SD)

51 ± 25

 Male (number / percentage)

111 (58%)

 Female (number / percentage

82 (42%)

Cause of injury/illness (number / percentage)

193 (100%)

 - Trauma^a

62 (32.1%)

 - Intoxication (e.g. (auto-) intoxication with drugs)

12 (6.2%)

 - Pulmonary disease (e.g. pneumonia, pulmonary embolism)

16 (8.3%)

 - Cardiac disease^b

11 (5.7%)

 - Aneurysm (thorax/abdomen)

3 (1.6%)

 - Cerebral disease^c

57 (29.5%)

 - Abdominal disease^d

14 (7.3%)

 - Gynecological disease (placenta praevia)

1 (0.5%)

 - Other^e

9 (4.7%)

 - Unknown

8 (4.1%)