| Journal of Current Surgery, ISSN 1927-1298 print, 1927-1301 online, Open Access |
| Article copyright, the authors; Journal compilation copyright, J Curr Surg and Elmer Press Inc |
| Journal website http://www.currentsurgery.org |
Original Article
Volume 1, Number 1, December 2011, pages 19-24
Analysis of Hospital Mortality and Epidemiology in Trauma Patients: A Multi-Center Study
Tables
| Data category | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Data presented as numbers (%) of patients. GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; RTS, Revised Trauma Score. | ||
| Sex | Male | 10269 (67.9) |
| Female | 4851 (32.1) | |
| Age Group (years) | 0 - 15 | 977 (26.3) |
| 16 - 29 | 3049 (20.1) | |
| 30 - 44 | 5665 (37.4) | |
| 45 - 59 | 1607 (10.75) | |
| 60 - 74 | 723 (4.8) | |
| > 75 | 99 (0.65) | |
| Injury mechanism | Motor vehicle accidents | 5851 (38.7) |
| Falls | 5564 (36.8) | |
| Burns | 1179 (7.8) | |
| Knife wounds and gun shots | 1224 (8.1) | |
| Homicides | 982 (6.5) | |
| Workplace-related accidents | 317 (2.1) | |
| Injury severity | GCS (0 - 15) | 13 ± 0.6 |
| RTS (0 - 12) | 9 ± 0.4 | |
| Injury type | Craniocerebral injury | 7405 (49) |
| Extremity injury | 5413 (35.8) | |
| Thoracic injury | 4491 (29.7) | |
| Abdominal injury | 2661 (17.6) | |
| Pelvic injury | 1633 (10.8) | |
| Spinal cord injury | 1542 (10.2) | |
| Outcome | Death | 575 (3.8) |
| Survival | 14, 545 (96.2) | |
| Characteristics | Survivors (n) | Non-Survivors (n) | Total (n) | Mortality (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data presented as numbers (%) of patients. ICU, Intensive Care Unit; Various departments, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Urology. | |||||
| Sex | Male | 9782 | 487 | 10269 | 4.7 |
| Female | 4763 | 88 | 4851 | 1.8 | |
| Admission to hospital | ICU | 226 | 349 | 575 | 60.7 |
| Various departments | 2280 | 184 | 2464 | 7.5 | |
| Emergency department | 12039 | 42 | 12081 | 0.3 | |
| Predictors of Mortality | Non-survivors | Survivors | Statistical significancea, b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data are presented as the means ± SEs or numbers (%) of patients. aChi-square test (age, sex), bMann–Whitney U-test. RTS, Revised Trauma Score; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; CPR, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. | |||
| Age | 47.8 ± 0.9 | 29.7 ± 0.4 | < 0.01 |
| Sex (male/female) | 487/88 | 9782/4763 | < 0.01 |
| RTS | 8.7 ± 0.5 | 11.5 ± 0.7 | < 0.05 |
| GCS | 7.5 ± 0.3 | 12.8 ± 0.6 | < 0.05 |
| Craniocerebral injury | 84% | 42.2% | < 0.01 |
| Thoracic injury | 43.5% | 21% | < 0.01 |
| Arrival to the hospital (min) | 130 | 42 | < 0.01 |
| Hospital procedures (intubation and /or CPR) | 88% | 43.5% | < 0.05 |