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Table 4 Distribution of mortalities in different wards in Dessie Referral Hospital, 2010-2012

From: Retrospective analysis of mortalities in a tertiary care hospital in Northeast Ethiopia

Variables

Ward

Total (%)

Medical

Pediatrics

Surgical

Gynecology

Obstetric

Orthopedic

 

Year

2010

190

179

97

5

15

8

494 (33.4)

2011

201

176

78

8

47

6

516 (34.8)

2012

186

158

94

8

17

8

471 (31.8)

Total

577

513

269

21

79

22

1481 (100)

Sex

Male

321

306

236

0

0

18

880 (59.5)

Female

256

206

34

21

79

4

584 (39.5)

 

Total

577

513

269

21

79

22

1481 (100)

Age

<5 years

0

442

1

0

0

0

443 (29.9)

5-14

0

70

0

0

0

0

70 (4.7)

15-30

218

0

103

16

58

11

406 (27.4)

31-50

224

0

87

5

18

9

343 (23.2)

>50 years

134

0

76

0

0

2

212 (14.3)

Missed

1

1

2

0

3

0

7 (0.5)

 

Total

577

513

269

21

79

22

1481 (100)

Length of stay

<1 day

8

7

5

0

0

1

21 (1.5)

1 day

242

247

112

9

0

8

618 (45.3)

2 days

119

93

37

1

0

5

255 (18.7)

3 days

53

49

20

3

0

4

129 (9.2)

4 days

37

34

16

3

0

0

90 (6.6)

5 days

33

15

13

1

0

1

63 (4.6)

6 days

15

16

12

0

0

1

44 (3.2)

7 days

16

9

7

0

0

0

32 (2.3)

8 days

10

6

9

1

0

1

27 (2.0)

9 days

8

9

8

0

0

0

25 (1.8)

1 days

2

4

4

1

0

0

11 (0.8)

≥11 days

25

7

13

2

0

0

47 (3.4)

Unspecified

9

18

13

0

79

1

120 (8.1)

Total

577

513

269

21

79

22

1481 (100)