Table 1 Common diagnoses
From: Emergency room surgical workload in an inner city UK teaching hospital
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) |