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Table 5 In-hospital mortality in two wars compared to 8 month non-war (civilian injuries) time frame

From: Potential benefits of an integrated military/civilian trauma system: experiences from two major regional conflicts

Variable

W1 N = 490% (n)

W2 N = 429% (n)

p-value*

1-8/2006 N = 15,945% (n)

1-8/2014 N = 17,931% (n)

p-value*

In-hospital

Mortality

1.2 (6)

1.9 (8)

.59

1.6 (260)

1.8 (315)

.38

Transferred

30.4

(149)

11.2

(48)

<.0001

9.8

(1,557)

7.5

(1,340)

<.0001

ISS > 16

n = 55

n = 66

 

n = 1,600

n = 2,014

 

In-hospital

Mortality

10.9 (6)

10.6 (7)

1.0

12.1 (193)

9.4 (190)

.012

  1. *Fisher exact test