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Original Article
Volume 6, Number 6, December 2014, pages 463-468
Triage of Patients Consulted for ICU Admission During Times of ICU-Bed Shortage
Tables
| 1) Respiratory failure: 26 patients (27.4%) |
| 2) Shock: 22 patients (23.2%) |
| 3) Cardiac arrest: eight patients (8.4%) |
| 4) Electrolyte imbalance (diabetic ketoacidosis): six patients (6.3%) |
| 5) Stroke: five patients (5.3%) |
| 6) Gastrointestinal hemorrhage: five patients (5.3%) |
| 7) Delirium tremens: five patients (5.3%) |
| 8) Drug overdose: three patients (3.2%) |
| 1) No ICU beds available |
| ICU: eight patients (33.3%) |
| SDU: nine patients (37.5%) |
| Hospital wards: seven patients (29.2%) |
| 2) One ICU bed available |
| ICU: 27 patients (69.2%) |
| SDU: nine patients (23.1%) |
| Hospital wards: 3 patients (7.7%) |
| 3) Two ICU beds available |
| ICU: 29 patients (90.6%) |
| Hospital wards: three patients (9.4%) |
| SDU: 0 patients (0%) |