Table 1 Characteristics of 110 patients with multiple trauma or isolated abdominal trauma
From: Abdominal injuries in a low trauma volume hospital - a descriptive study from northern Sweden
Multiple trauma | Isolated abdominal trauma | All trauma | Patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | MAI | SAI | MAI | SAI | MAI | SAI | Total |
Male (n) | 10 | 15 | 6 | 44 | 16 | 59 | 75 |
Female (n) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 28 | 35 |
Male age in year (range) | 35 (16–71) | 30 (8–71) | 19 (12–48) | 21 (8–81) | 27 (12–71) | 21 (8–81) | 22 (8–81) |
Female age in year (range) | 48 (12–72) | 16 (11–88) | 49 (36–62) | 14 (6–84) | 48 (12–72) | 14 (6–88) | 15 (6–88) |
Mechanism (n) | MAI | SAI | MAI | SAI | MAI | SAI | Total |
Blunt | 13* | 25* | 6* | 59* | 19 | 84 | 103 |
Penetrating | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Severity | MAI | SAI | MAI | SAI | MAI | SAI | Total |
NISS > 15 (n) | 12 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 17* | 24* | 41 |
NISS < 15 (n) | 3 | 14 | 3 | 49 | 6* | 63* | 69 |
NISS (range) | 27 (12–57) | 14 (1–43) | 20 (8–36) | 4 (1–18) | 27 (8–57) | 18 (1–43) | 9 (1–57) |
Circumstance (n) | MAI | SAI | MAI | SAI | MAI | SAI | Total |
Vehicle related | 7 | 18 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 43 | 54 |
Fall | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 31 |
Assault | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Other | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 16 |