Table 1 Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the study patients at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (n = 220)

Age

<18

13 (5.9 %)

18–50

136 (61.82 %)

>50

71 (32.27 %)

Sex

Male

120 (54.5 %)

Female

100 (45.5 %)

State of patient

Conscious

161 (73.2 %)

Unconscious

59 (26.8 %)

Regimen taken

Poly-pharmacy

187 (85 %)

Simple

33 (15 %)

Source of admission

Emergency^a

168 (76.36 %)

Other ward

52 (23.64 %)

Median length of stay in ICU

5 (1–27) days

The average no. of Dx/patient

3.29 (+1.44)