Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study cohort

Age, median (IQR), years

26 (19–35)

26 (19–35)

25 (19–37)

0.900

Female, n (%)

35 (34.65)

24 (34.28)

11 (35.48)

1.000

Admission Source, n (%)

0.260

 Emergency Room

59 (58.41)

38 (54.28)

21 (67.74)

 Ward

42 (41.58)

32 (45.71)

10 (32.25)

Time between hospital admission and ICU admission, n (%)

1.000

 Immediately or within 1 day

86 (85.14)

59 (84.28)

27 (87.09)

 After 1 day

15 (14.85)

11 (15.71)

4 (12.90)

Case Type, n (%)

0.313

 Medical

28 (27.72)

22 (31.42)

6 (19.35)

 Surgical

73 (72.27)

48 (68.57)

25 (80.64)

Surgical Condition, n (%) *

0.657

 Elective

6 (8.21)

5 (10.41)

1 (4.00)

 Emergency

67 (91.78)

43 (89.58)

24 (96.00)

Surgical Injuries, n (%) *

 Head and Neck

37 (50.68)

21 (43.75)

16 (64.00)

0.162

 Chest

31 (42.46)

24 (50.00)

7 (28.00)

0.119

 Abdomen

28 (38.35)

20 (41.66)

8 (32.00)

0.580

 Appendicular (limbs)

17 (23.28)

8 (16.66)

9 (36.00)

0.118

 Burn

3 (4.10)

0 (0.00)

3 (12.00)

0.036

Comorbid conditions, n (%)

 Hypertension

10 (9.90)

6 (8.57)

4 (12.90)

0.491

 Diabetes Mellitus

9 (8.91)

6 (8.57)

3 (9.67)

1.000

 Chronic Kidney Disease

4 (3.96)

2 (2.85)

2 (6.45)

0.584

 Malignancy

3 (2.97)

3 (4.28)

0 (0.0)

0.550

 Stroke

26 (25.74)

14 (20)

12 (38.70)

0.082

 Asthma

2 (1.98)

2 (2.85)

0 (0.00)

1.000

 Lung fibrosis

1 (0.99)

1 (1.42)

0 (0.00)

1.000

 Ischemic Heart Disease

1 (0.99)

0 (0.00)

1 (3.22)

0.306

 Immunosuppression

2 (1.98)

2 (2.85)

0 (0.00)

1.000

 Heart Failure

2 (1.98)

1 (1.42)

1 (3.22)

0.521

 Eclampsia

1 (0.99)

1 (1.42)

0 (0.00)

1.000

Admission GSC, median (IQR)

12 (7–15)

14 (9–15)

7 (5–10)

< 0.001

Length of ICU stay in days, median (IQR)

4 (2–9)

4(2–9)

4 (2–8)

0.6487