Table 1 Characteristics of patients admitted to the ICU of JUSH, April 2011 (n = 69)
From: Medication administration errors in an intensive care unit in Ethiopia
Characteristics | Â | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | <18 years | 9 (16.7) |
|  | 18-50 years | 35 (64.8) |
|  | >50 years | 10 (18.2) |
Sex | Male | 24 (44.4) |
| Â | Female | 30 (55.6) |
State of patient | Conscious | 26 (48.1) |
| Â | Unconscious | 28 (51.9) |
Regimens taken | Complex | 38 (70.4) |
| Â | Not complex | 16(29.6) |
State of admission | emergency | 14 (25.9) |
From other wards | 40 (74.1) | |
Length of ICU stay | <4 days | 25 (46.3) |
|  | > = 4 days | 29 (53.7) |