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Table 1 Characteristics of Adult Blunt Trauma Survivors (n = 3414)

From: One-year and three-year mortality prediction in adult major blunt trauma survivors: a National Retrospective Cohort Analysis

  

Number (%) / mean (SD) / median (IQR)

Demographics

Male

2299 (67.3)

Age, mean (SD)

59.8 (21.3)

Injury Severity

ISS, median (IQR)

17 (14–25)

NISS, median (IQR)

22 (17–29)

Head and Neck AIS ≥3

2137 (62.3)

Face AIS ≥3

36 (1.1)

Thorax AIS ≥3

942 (27.6)

Abdomen AIS ≥3

309 (9.1)

Extremity AIS ≥3

601 (17.6)

Polytrauma (anatomical: AIS of ≥ 3 in ≥ 2 body regions)

585 (17.1)

RTS, median (IQR)

7.8 (7.8–7.8)

GCS, median (IQR)

15 (14–15)

Mechanism of Injury

Motor Vehicle

208 (6.1)

Motorcycle

723 (21.2)

Pedestrian

124 (3.6)

Other Road Injury

211 (6.2)

Low fall (0–0.5 m, inclusive)

1556 (45.6)

Non-low-fall (more than 0.5 m or unknown)

394 (11.5)

Assault

74 (2.2)

Blunt-other

124 (3.6)

Co-morbidities

Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) score 0

2434 (71.9)

CCI 1

649 (19.2)

CCI 2

206 (6.1)

CCI 3 and above

98 (2.9)

Diabetes mellitus

547 (16.0)

Hyperlipidemia

404 (11.8)

Hypertension

246 (7.2)

Cancer

107 (3.1)

 

Alcohol use prior to injury

251 (7.4)

Blood Products

Number of patients requiring blood transfusion

261 (7.6)

Number of units of blood transfused, mean (SD)

0.3 (5.2)

Number of patients requiring other blood products

37 (1.1)

Surgical Procedures

Neurosurgical

487 (14.3)

Orthopedic

899 (26.3)

Laparotomy

105 (3.1)

Tracheostomy

100 (2.9)

Complications

Pneumonia

94 (2.8)

Fluid and electrolyte disorders

133 (3.9)

Urinary Tract Infection

145 (4.2)

Admission

Number of patients admitted to the intensive care unit at any time during admission

753 (22.1)

Number of patients admitted to high dependency (including intermediate care) at any time during admission

1429 (41.9)

Total length of stay in hospital, median number of days (IQR)

9.4 (4.2–21.3)

 

Transferred in from another hospitala

131 (3.8)

 

Admitted > 24 h post-injurya

167 (4.9)

Mortality

1-year mortality

247 (7.2)

3-year mortality

551 (16.1)

Discharge Destination

Home

2406 (70.5)

Rehabilitation

614 (18.0)

Transferred to other facility, institution or step-down care

394 (11.5)

  1. aincludes 8 patients who were transferred from another hospital and admitted > 24 h post-injury