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Introduction
Table 1 shows the pattern of admissions to ICU over a 24 hour period. When controlling for the length of each period it can be seen that the busiest time with respect to new admissions was the evening, followed by the night and the daytime slot.
| Table 1. Frequency distribution of time of ICU admission |
| Time of admission |
Outcome |
| Died |
Survived |
Unknown |
Total |
Admission/hour |
Died(%) |
Survived(%) |
| Day |
254 |
457 |
11 |
722 |
72.2 |
(36) |
(64) |
| Evening |
170 |
312 |
5 |
487 |
81.2 |
(35) |
(65) |
| Night |
126 |
314 |
3 |
443 |
73.8 |
(29) |
(71) |
| Sub-total |
550 |
1,083 |
19 |
1,652 |
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| Not answered |
10 |
13 |
2 |
25 |
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| Total |
560 |
1,096 |
21 |
1,677 |
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