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Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive review of adult patients (>18 years old) from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019. Data were collected on age, sex, primary admission diagnosis, length of stay and mortality. Results: A total of 338 patients were included; 61.2% (n=207) with a primary medical diagnosis and 38.2% (n=129) with a non-medical diagnosis. Trauma accounted for 13.6% of all admissions. The burden of known HIV infection as a comorbidity was 16.9% (n=57). The overall in-ICU mortality rate was 25.7% (n=87), and the one-year mortality rate was 18.0% (n=25), but with a significant loss to follow-up of 33.1%. Conclusion: The overall in-ICU mortality was 25.7%. 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Results: A total of 338 patients were included; 61.2% (n=207) with a primary medical diagnosis and 38.2% (n=129) with a non-medical diagnosis. Trauma accounted for 13.6% of all admissions. The burden of known HIV infection as a comorbidity was 16.9% (n=57). The overall in-ICU mortality rate was 25.7% (n=87), and the one-year mortality rate was 18.0% (n=25), but with a significant loss to follow-up of 33.1%. Conclusion: The overall in-ICU mortality was 25.7%. 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