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Major admitting diagnoses in surgical patients (n = 101) |
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| Intensive care unit stay |
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|
|
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| < 48 hours |
≥ 48 hours |
|
| Diagnosis |
(n = 66) |
(n = 35) |
|
|
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| Post-operative monitoring |
56 |
19 |
| Gastrointestinal |
36 |
13 |
| Ear, nose and throat |
9 |
1 |
| Orthopedic |
3 |
1 |
| Thoracic |
1 |
1 |
| Vascular |
1 |
1 |
| Other |
6 |
2 |
| Respiratory failure |
2 |
3 |
| Sepsis |
2 |
3 |
| Post-partum complications |
2 |
0 |
| Cardiovascular |
1 |
2 |
| (congestive heart failure, cardiac arrest) |
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| Gastrointestinal complications* |
1 |
5 |
| Other |
2 |
3 |
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* Gastrointestinal complications include common bile duct repair, small bowel obstruction, perforated viscus and peritonitis. | ||
Chahine-Malus et al. Critical Care 2001 5:271 doi:10.1186/cc1045 |
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