Table 4 Patient characteristics at primary vs tertiary hospital. After subdivision into the studied groups
From: Routine whole body CT of high energy trauma patients leads to excessive radiation exposure
Overall | Primary hospital | Tertiary hospital | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 523) | (n = 250) | (n = 273) | ||
Age - mean, years (SD) | 36.39 (20.74) | 35.11 (20.58) | 37.56 (20.86) | 0.18 |
Male gender % (n): | 65.0 % (340) | 63.2 % (158) | 66.7 % (182) | 0.41 |
Examined with whole body computer tomography in trauma (WBCT-T) % (n) | 55.4 % (290) | 40.0 % (100) | 69.6 % (190) | <0.001 |
Injury on WBCT-T % (n) | 43.4 % (126) | 45.0 % (45) | 42.6 % (81) | 0.7 |
Specific radiological exams % (n) | 53.7 % (281) | 60.0 % (150) | 48.0 % (131) | 0.006 |
Injury Severity Score - mean (SD) | 4.89 (9.16) | 4.79 (8.55) | 4.99 (9.70) | 0.8 |
S-etanol in mmol/l, intoxicated pt - mean (SD) | 40.77 (21.52) | 41.33 (26.83) | 40.36 (17.37) | 0.89 |
Intoxication on admission % (n) | 8.0 % (38) | 6.4 % (16) | 9.8 % (22) | 0.17 |
Highest level of care | <0.001 | |||
Admission to intensive care unit (ICU) % (n) | 35.2 % (184) | 58.0 % (145) | 14.3 % (39) | |
Admission to ward % (n) | 19.9 % (104) | 14.8 % (37) | 24.6 % (67) | |
Admission to clinical desicion unit (CDU) <24 h % (n) | 10.7 % (56) | 13.2 % (33) | 8.5 % (23) | |
Discharged from emergency department (E.D) % (n) | 34.1 % (178) | 14.0 % (35) | 52.6 % (143) |