Diagnostic categories on admission to the accident and emergency department
| Group 1* | Group 2† | Group 3‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. | |||
| *Unselected patients. | |||
| †Direct admissions from accident and emergency (A&E) department to intensive care unit (ICU). | |||
| ‡Admissions from A&E to general wards and then ICU. | |||
| Trauma | 24 | 14 | 9 |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Overdose | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Neurological catastrophe(ie, cerebrovascular accident and epilepsy) | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Cardiac (acute coronary syndrome,myocardial infarction and left ventricular failure) | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Chest (COPD,asthma and pneumonia) | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| Sepsis of other origin | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Aortic aneurysm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Others | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 53 | 49 | 49 |