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Table 1 Classification based on medical or surgical wards for participants admitted to the general hospital (n = 2199)

From: Prevalence and characteristics of suicidal ideation among 2199 elderly inpatients with surgical or medical conditions in Taiwan

Classification of ward

Team

n

Percentage

Medical ward

–

1195

54.3%

Cardiology

167

7.59%

Nephrology

233

10.59%

Neurology

206

9.36%

Gastroenterology

247

11.23%

Pulmonary medicine

276

12.55%

Infectious disease

66

3.0%

Surgical ward

–

908

41.29%

Neurosurgery

100

4.54%

Urology

245

11.14%

Orthopedics

235

10.68%

Plastic surgery

79

3.59%

General surgery

249

11.32%

Missed classification

 

96

4.36%