Table 1 Characteristics of national trauma registry patients aged over 18 (n = 11,398)a
|  | All | Age 18–44 | Age 45–54 | Age 55–64 | Age 65–69 | Age 70–74 | Age 75–84 | Age 85 and above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Study Population | 11,398 | 3366 | 1260 | 1851 | 755 | 850 | 1982 | 1334 |
Male | 7149 (62.7) | 2788 (82.8) | 1013 (80.4) | 1223 (66.1) | 442 (58.5) | 444 (52.2) | 836 (42.2) | 403 (30.2) |
Age mean (SD) | 58.4 (21.6) | 30.7 (7.5) | 49.7 (2.9) | 59.9 (2.9) | 66.8 (1.5) | 72.1 (1.4) | 79.5 (2.9) | 89.6 (3.9) |
NISS mean (SD) | 19.6 (12.8) | 21.1 (12.5) | 20.2 (12.7) | 18.7 (13.1) | 19.5 (13.3) | 19.2 (12.9) | 18.6 (13.0) | 18.3 (12.5) |
ISS mean (SD) | 14.8 (8.1) | 16.0 (9.3) | 15.0 (8.3) | 14.1 (8.0) | 14.4 (7.8) | 14.2 (7.3) | 14.0 (7.0) | 14.0 (6.7) |
Polytrauma (Anatomical Definition) | 1114 (9.8) | 534 (15.9) | 155 (12.3) | 157 (8.5) | 47 (6.2) | 44 (5.2) | 98 (4.9) | 79 (5.9) |
Polytrauma (Anatomical and one of: Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) ≤ 90 mmHg or Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ≤ 8 or age 70 and above) | 1073 (9.4) | 512 (15.2) | 142 (11.3) | 151 (8.2) | 47 (6.2) | 44 (5.2) | 98 (4.9) | 79 (5.9) |
Revised Trauma Score (RTS) mean (SD) | 7.6 (0.9) | 7.4 (1.1) | 7.5 (1.0) | 7.6 (0.8) | 7.6 (0.7) | 7.6 (0.8) | 7.6 (0.6) | 7.7 (0.6) |
Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) ≤ 90 mmHg | 266 (2.3) | 130 (3.9) | 46 (3.7) | 42 (2.3) | 9 (1.2) | 8 (0.9) | 17 (0.9) | 14 (1.0) |
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ≤ 8 | 758 (6.7) | 311 (9.2) | 102 (8.1) | 119 (6.4) | 36 (4.8) | 44 (5.2) | 85 (4.3) | 61 (4.6) |
Abbreviated Injury Score of 3 or moreb | Â | |||||||
Head and Neck | 4975 (43.6) | 1280 (38.0) | 512 (40.6) | 741 (40.0) | 375 (49.7) | 447 (52.6) | 964 (48.6) | 656 (49.2) |
Face | 94 (0.8) | 62 (1.8) | 10 (0.8) | 12 (0.6) | 5 (0.7) | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Thoracic | 2135 (18.7) | 817 (24.3) | 343 (24.2) | 361 (19.5) | 113 (15.0) | 108 (12.7) | 250 (12.6) | 143 (10.7) |
Abdominal | 940 (8.2) | 369 (11.0) | 117 (9.3) | 114 (6.2) | 49 (6.5) | 50 (5.9) | 137 (6.9) | 104 (7.8) |
Extremity | 3990 (35.0) | 1183 (35.1) | 395 (31.3) | 749 (40.5) | 240 (31.8) | 265 (31.2) | 689 (34.8) | 469 (35.2) |
External | 10 (0.1) | 7 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) | Â | |||||||
CCI 0 | 8285 (72.7) | 3074 (91.3) | 1053 (83.6) | 1391 (75.1) | 488 (64.4) | 518 (60.9) | 1061 (53.5) | 700 (52.5) |
CCI 1 | 1978 (17.4) | 208 (6.2) | 130 (10.3) | 296 (16.0) | 174 (23.0) | 212 (24.9) | 586 (29.6) | 372 (27.9) |
CCI 2 | 664 (5.8) | 11 (0.3) | 30 (2.4) | 97 (5.2) | 55 (7.3) | 73 (8.6) | 215 (10.8) | 183 (13.7) |
CCI 3 | 223 (2.0) | 2 (0.1) | 13 (1.0) | 43 (2.3) | 18 (2.4) | 26 (3.1) | 77 (3.9) | 44 (3.3) |
CCI of 4 and above | 104 (0.9) | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | 10 (0.5) | 13 (1.7) | 12 (1.4) | 33 (1.7) | 31 (2.3) |
30-day Mortality | 783 (6.9) | 164 (4.9) | 67 (5.3) | 103 (5.6) | 49 (6.5) | 58 (6.8) | 183 (9.2) | 159 (11.9) |
In-Hospital Mortality | 167 (5.0) | 72 (5.7) | 116 (6.3) | 54 (7.2) | 62 (7.3) | 183 (9.2) | 149 (11.2) | 803 (7.0) |
Mechanism of Injury | Â | |||||||
Motor Vehicle Injuries | 3372 (29.6) | 1,828 (54.3) | 533 (42.3) | 545 (29.4) | 163 (21.6) | 146 (17.2) | 130 (6.6) | 27 (2.0) |
Falls | 7166 (62.9) | 1,023 (30.4) | 595 (47.2) | 1,194 (64.5) | 562 (74.4) | 674 (79.3) | 1,824 (92.0) | 1,294 (97.0) |
Assault | 212 (1.9) | 132 (3.9) | 36 (2.9) | 22 (1.2) | 7 (0.9) | 8 (0.9) | 7 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) |
Others | 648 (5.7) | 383 (11.4) | 96 (7.6) | 90 (4.9) | 23 (3.1) | 22 (2.6) | 21 (1.1) | 13 (1.0) |