Table 1

Common diagnoses

Diagnosis
N (%)
M
F
Median age (IQR)
Mean LOS (SEM)
Median LOS (IQR)

Trauma
387 (27.9)
315
72
31 (23–44)
9 (0.8)
3 (1–9)
     Neuro trauma
133 (9.6)
105
28
34 (23–47)
8 (1.23)
2 (1–9)
     Thoracic trauma
45 (3.2)
40
5
36 (21–42)
10 (2.44)
3 (1–7)
     Abdominal trauma
30 (2.2)
25
5
29 (22–44)
6 (1.38)
4 (1–8)
     Orthopaedic trauma
123 (8.8)
98
25
30 (23–42)
8 (1)
3 (1–11)
     Vascular trauma
3 (0.2)
2
1
32 (30–70)
4 (1.45)
4 (2–7)
     Maxillo-facial trauma
21 (1.5)
18
3
24 (20–37)
3 (0.84)
2 (1–5)
     Poly trauma
27 (1.9)
24
3
30 (22–44)
27 (6.18)
10 (4–52)
     Others trauma
5 (0.4)
3
2
38 (29–39)
5 (2.53)
3 (0–10)
Vascular
110 (7.9)
81
29
71 (56–77)
18 (1.42)
14 (8–28)
     Abdominal aortic aneurysm
25 (1.8)
21
4
77 (64–82)
12 (2.21)
10 (6–17)
     Ischaemic foot
36 (2.6)
30
6
69 (55–75)
24 (2.27)
23 (12–30)
     Embolic episodes
12 (0.9)
6
6
61(49–73)
16 (4.47)
9 (7–19)
     Peripheral vascular diseases
25 (1.8)
17
8
75 (59–81)
16 (2.77)
15 (6–22)
     Others
12 (0.9)
7
5
64 (34–74)
13 (3.68)
12 (6–20)
General surgery
895 (64.2)
474
421
43 (29–62)
6 (0.28)
3 (2–7)
     Appendicitis
96 (6.9)
60
36
27 (22–36)
4 (0.43)
3 (2–5)
     Abscess
153 (11.0)
98
55
38 (29–47)
3 (0.45)
2 (1–3)
     Hernia
32 (2.3)
20
12
58 (37–67)
6 (1.73)
3 (1–5)
     GDU perforation
18 (1.3)
8
10
59 (41–72)
10 (1.6)
9 (6–12)
     Pancreatitis
55 (4.0)
30
25
50 (37–60)
9 (0.9)
4 (2–7)
     Adhesion
8 (0.6)
4
4
29 (25–45)
5 (1.19)
5 (2–8)
     Obstruction
26 (1.9)
16
10
67 (40–74)
11 (1.81)
7 (5–15)
     Gallbladder disease
67 (4.8)
24
43
42(29–70)
8 (1.1)
4 (2–9)
     Biliary tract disease
15 (1.1)
7
8
56 (41–63)
5 (0.87)
4 (2–6)
     NSAP
135 (9.7)
63
72
37 (27–55)
5 (0.71)
3 (1–5)
     Diverticular disease
24 (1.7)
7
17
54 (41–63)
5 (0.87)
4 (2–6)
     UGI bleeding
5 (0.4)
3
2
54 (46–59)
15 (7.11)
11 (4–13)
     LGI bleeding
24 (1.7)
14
10
64 (57–78)
5 (0.99)
3 (3–5)
     Malignacy
31 (2.2)
13
18
61 (50–69)
12 (2.52)
9 (3–16)
     Urology conditions
27 (1.9)
21
6
51 (31–67)
4 (1.57)
2 (1–5)
     Gyneacological conditions
23 (1.7)
0
23
31 (21–43)
4 (1.23)
3 (1–5)
     Medical conditions
73 (5.2)
36
37
51 (31–71)
10 (1.63)
5 (2–12)
     Others
50 (3.6)
31
19
50 (37–72)
7 (0.94)
5 (2–9)
     Post operative problems
24 (1.7)
16
8
50 (39–65)
7 (1.76)
3 (3–8)
     Miscellaneous
9 (0.6)
3
6
54 (38–59)
6 (1.49)
6 (2–9)
Overall
1392
870
522
41 (28–60)
8 (0.32)
4 (2–8)

N: number. M: male. F: female. SEM: standard error of mean. IQR: interquatile range. GDU: gastroduodenal ulcer. NSAP: non-specific abdominal pain. UGI: upper intestinal. LGI: lower gastrointestinal.

Mai-Phan et al. World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2008 3:19   doi:10.1186/1749-7922-3-19