Non-COVID (n = 2423) | COVID-19 (n = 1531) | p value | |
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Number of injuries, n (%) | 0.781 | ||
Isolated injuries) | 2115(87.4%) | 1324 (86.7%) | |
Multiple injuries | 234 (9.7%) | 158 (10.3%) | |
Admitted without injuries* | 70 (2.9%) | 45 (2.9%) | |
ISS scores after HET | 12.0 | 17.3 | 0.006 |
Polytrauma (ISS ≥ 16), n (%**) | 40 (17.1%) | 45 (28.5%) | 0.009 |
Injury region and management | |||
Head, n (% of total) | 174 (7.2%) | 150 (9.8%) | 0.002 |
Nonoperative, n (%) | 163 (94.2%) | 139 (93.9%) | 0.552 |
Face, n (% of total) | 120 (5.0%) | 99 (6.5%) | 0.026 |
Operative, n (%) | 11 (9.2%) | 20 (20.2%) | 0.016 |
Neck, n (% of total) | 13 (0.5%) | 19 (1.2%) | 0.014 |
Nonoperative, n (%) | 11 (84.6%) | 17 (89.5%) | 0.542 |
Thorax, n (% of total) | 152 (6.3%) | 103 (6.7%) | 0.307 |
Nonoperative, n (%) | 141 (92.8%) | 97 (94.2%) | 0.431 |
Abdomen, n (% of total) | 32 (1.3%) | 33 (2.2%) | 0.031 |
Conservative, n (%) | 16 (50.0%) | 23 (69.7%) | 0.086 |
Spine, n (% of total) | 88 (3.6%) | 51 (3.3%) | 0.342 |
Nonoperative, n (%) | 80 (90.9%) | 43(84.3%) | 0.184 |
Upper extremity, n (% of total) | 1188 (49.0%) | 779 (50.9%) | 0.267 |
Operative, n (%) | 148 (12.5%) | 138 (17.6%) | 0.002 |
Lower extremity, n (% of total) | 874 (36.1%) | 512 (33.4%) | 0.095 |
Operative, n (%) | 201 (23.0%) | 157 (30.7%) | 0.002 |
Skin, n (% of total) | 55 (2.3%) | 18 (1.2%) | 0.008 |
Operative, n (%) | 5 (9.1%) | 3 (17.6%) | 0.281 |
Surgery | |||
Surgery performed, n (%) | 402 (16.6%) | 327 (21.4%) | < 0.001 |
Total number of surgeries, n | 439 | 388 | - |
Multiple surgeries, n (%) | 30 (2.3%) | 36 (3.1%) | 0.158 |
Days till surgery, days (± std) | 3.7 (± 5.1) | 2.6 (± 4.0) | 0.001 |
Delayed surgery (> 48 h.), n (%) | 153 (12.1%) | 94 (8.5%) | 0.002 |
Admission for injuries | 582 (24.0%) | 474 (31.0%) | < 0.001 |
Hospital stay, days | 6.0 (± 8.5) | 5.1 (± 7.0) | 0.054 |
Outpatient follow-up, n (%) | 1885 (79.1%) | 1167 (78.0%) | 0.221 |
Physical follow-up, n (%) | 1854 (76.5%) | 880 (57.5%) | < 0.001 |