Table 3 Causes of death at the ED, UoGCSH, 2021, N = 71
From: Current patterns of care at adult emergency department in Ethiopian tertiary university hospital
Causes of death | April, n (%) | May, n (%) | June, n (%) | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pneumonia + / − COVID-19 | 5 (19.2) | 4 (17.4) | 2 (9.1) | 11 (15.5) |
Bullet/stab injury | 0 | 1 (4.3) | 1 (4.5) | 2 (2.8) |
Cardiogenic shock | 1 (3.8) | 2 (8.7) | 6 (27.3) | 9 (12.7) |
Septic shock | 2 (7.7) | 2 (8.7) | 3 (13.6) | 7 (9.9) |
Hypovolemic shock | 4 (15.3) | 2 (8.7) | 1 (4.5) | 7 (9.9) |
ARDS | 2 (7.7) | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.8) |
HIV/AIDS | 1 (3.8) | 1 (4.3) | 0 | 2 (2.8) |
Diabetes mellitus | 2 (7.7) | 1 (4.3) | 1 (4.5) | 4 (5.6) |
Stroke | 2 (7.7) | 2 (8.7) | 1 (4.5) | 5 (7.0) |
Poisoning | 2 (7.7) | 4 (17.4) | 3 (13.6) | 9 (12.7) |
Anemia | 1 (3.8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.4) |
Cerebral malaria | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.5) | 1 (1.4) |
Gastric cancer | 1 (3.8) | 0 | 1 (4.5) | 2 (2.8) |
Brain cancer | 0 | 1 (4.3) | 0 | 1 (1.4) |
Meningitis | 1 (3.8) | 1 (4.3) | 1 (4.5) | 3 (4.2) |
Head injury | 1 (3.8) | 1 (4.3) | 0 | 2 (2.8) |
Viral hepatitis | 1 (3.8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.4) |
Acute renal failure | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.5) | 1 (1.4) |
Hypoglycemia | 0 | 1 (4.3) | 0 | 1 (1.4) |
Total (% within months) | 26 (100) (36.6) | 23 (100) (32.4) | 22 (100) (31.0) | 71 (100) (100) |