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Table 4 Characteristics of deceased in ICU of Blue Cross Hospital (N = 204)

From: Errors in cause-of-death statement on death certificates in intensive care unit of Kathmandu, Nepal

Characteristics

Number (n)

Percentage (%)

Age in years (mean ± SD)

57.89 ± 19.23

Gender

 Male

124

60.8

 Female

80

39.2

ICU stay in days (mean ± SD)

3.38 ± 4.65

Chronic organ failure

  

 Absent

120

58.8

 Present

84

41.2

Sepsis classification

  

 No sepsis

31

15.2

 Infection/SIRS/Sepsis

8

3.9

 MODS

165

80.9

Causes of death According to ICD – 10

  

 Diseases of the respiratory system

62

30.4

 Diseases of the nervous system

34

16.7

 Diseases of digestive system

33

16.2

 Diseases of the genitourinary system

33

16.2

 Neoplasms

14

6.9

 External causes of morbidity and mortality

12

5.9

 Diseases of the circulatory system

6

2.9

 Poisoning

5

2.5

 Others

5

2.5