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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of adult high acuity patients included upon admission to the emergency department

From: Diagnostic value of whole-body-focused ultrasonography in high-acuity patients in the emergency department: a prospective single-center cross-sectional study

Characteristics (n = 171)

Value

Age (years), median (range)

69 (18–97)

Gender (n (%))

 Female

94 (55)

 Male

77 (45)

Vital parameters upon admission

 Heart rate (beats/min) (n = 170), median (IQR)

87 (72–100)

 Systolic BP (mmHg) (n = 170), median (IQR)

135 (119–153)

 Diastolic BP (mmHg) (n = 170), median (IQR)

75 (65–87)

 Respiration rate (breaths/min) (n = 164), median (IQR)

18 (16–21)

 Saturation (%)

  Patients with oxygen supply (n = 34), median (IQR)

95 (93–98)

 Saturation (%)

  Patients without oxygen supply (n = 152), median (IQR)

97 (93–99)

 Temperature (°C) (n = 170), median (IQR)

37.0 (36.0–37.7)

 Glascow Coma Score (n = 170), median (IQR)

15 (15–15)

 Blood glucose (n = 144), median (IQR)

6.7 (6–8.6)

 Former medical history among the 171 included patients, n (%)

 Coronary artery disease

11 (6)

 Heart failure

29 (17)

 Arterial hypertension

44 (25)

 Diabetes mellitus

24 (14)

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

33 (19)

 Asthma

15 (9)

 Thromboembolic disease

14 (8)

 Other Pulmonary disease

8 (5)

 Psychiatric disorder

30 (18)

 Stroke

6 (4)

 Chronic kidney disease

7 (4)

Reason for inclusion upon admission among the 171 included patients, n (%)

 High acuity patients

161 (94)

 Systolic blood pressure < 100 mmHg

10 (6)

Affiliated department upon admission among the 171 included patients, n (%)

 Medical

147 (86)

 Surgicala

17 (10)

 Others

7 (4)

  1. Number of patients with an ultrasonography examination sufficient for diagnostic evaluation for each protocol (N) and for the individual pathology (n). Cases of no ultrasonography clips are left out
  2. Fcu focused cardiac ultrasonography, Flus focused lung ultrasonography, Faus focused abdominal ultrasonography, Lcu limited compression ultrasonography
  3. aSurgical includes the general and orthopedic surgical departments