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Table 2 Comparison of age, comorbidity and injury severity in primary and secondary admissions at KUH and OUH

From: Comparison of risk-adjusted survival in two Scandinavian Level-I trauma centres

 

KUH

OUH

 

Primary n = 4185

Secondary n = 290

p

Primary n = 2355

Secondary n = 1236

p

Age, years

38(25–54)

48(29–61)

<0.001

37(25–53)

46(27–64)

<0.001

ASA-PS

1(1–1)

1(1–2)

<0.001

1(1–2)

1(1–2)a

<0.001

ISS

5(1–11)

17(12–26)

<0.001

8(2–17)

14(8–22)

<0.001

NISS

6 (2–17)

27 (17–34)

<0.001

9 (2–22)

17 (10–29)

<0.001

  1. Numbers are median and interquartile range
  2. KUH Karolinska University Hospital-Solna, OUH Oslo University Hospital-Ullevål, ASA-PS American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System, ISS Injury Severity Score, NISS New Injury Severity Score
  3. aHigher ASA-PS in secondary admissions at OUH