Research Article
Death in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Analysis of Mortality in a Swiss University Hospital
Table 4
Clinical parameters of patients.
| | | Trauma (49; 18.1%) | Gastrointestinal (8; 3.0%) | Neurological (15; 5.5%) | Cardiovascular (151; 55.7%) | Pulmonary (21; 7.7%) | Infection (8; 3.0%) | Cancer (7; 2.6%) | Psychiatric (6; 2.2%) | Other (6; 2.2%) | Total (271; 100%) |
| | GCS | Mean | 4.1 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 6 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 3 | 5.5 | | Median | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.1 |
| | Airway | Intubated | 34 | 4 | 7 | 132 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 208 | | NIV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Spontaneous breathing | 15 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| | CRT (in sec.) | <2 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53 | | >2 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 134 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 208 | | N/A | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| | Initial HR (/min) | <40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | | 40–60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | | 60–100 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | | 100–120 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | | >120 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | | Under CPR | 27 | 5 | 5 | 129 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 195 | | N/A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| | Initial systolic BP (mmHg) | <90 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | | 90–110 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | | 110–140 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | | 140–180 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | | >180 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | | Under CPR | 27 | 5 | 5 | 129 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 195 | | N/A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale; CRT = capillary refill time; HR = heart rate; BP = blood pressure. |
