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Table 2 Mean duration of emergency department treatment (in min) stratified according to ISS quartiles and periods of observation.

From: Association between a single-pass whole-body computed tomography policy and survival after blunt major trauma: a retrospective cohort study

 

January 2000 to April 2002

May 2002 to December 2007

ISS quartile

Pan-scan not available

Pan-scan available but not performed

Pan-scan performed

First, 0 to 18

173.9 (147.1 to 200.8)

96.9 (84.0 to 109.7)

85.1 (77.0 to 93.1)

Second, 19 to 25

145.7 (122.3 to 169.1)

99.1 (85.0 to 113.1)

89.8 (80.8 to 98.7)

Third, 26 to 33

137.4 (95.9 to 178.8)

113.8 (79.3 to 148.4)

83.4 (74.1 to 92.7)

Fourth, 34 to 75

112.8 (87.6 to 138.1)

50.7 (33.3 to 68.2)

76.3 (70.2 to 82.4)

  1. Values in parentheses are 95% CI. In first approximation, a significant difference in the mean duration of emergency department time at the 5% threshold between individual subgroups can be assumed if 95% confidence limits do not overlap.
  2. ISS, Injury Severity Score.