Table 1 Significantly different characteristics of patients admitted with trauma during business as compared to after hours.
From: Hospital mortality among major trauma victims admitted on weekends and evenings: a cohort study
Factor | Business hours* (n = 894) | After hours* (n = 3,106) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbreviated Injury Severity Score – head | 4 (2–4) | 3 (1–4) | 0.0028 |
Intensive care unit admission | 244 (27%) | 3106 (32%) | 0.01 |
Admit type | 0.044 | ||
Blunt | 816 (91%) | 2,812 (91%) | |
Penetrating | 23 (3%) | 137 (4%) | |
Burns | 16 (2%) | 42 (1%) | |
Other/unclassified | 39 (4%) | 115 (4%) | |
Transfer from other hospital | 0.029 | ||
No | 568 (64%) | 1,826 (59%) | |
Calgary Health Region institution | 101 (11%) | 425 (14%) | |
Non-Calgary Health Region institution | 225 (25%) | 855 (28%) | |
Work related | 120 (13%) | 213 (7%) | <0.0001 |
Sports injury | 91 (10%) | 492 (16%) | <0.0001 |
E-code classification | 0.001 | ||
Motor vehicle traffic incidents | 339 (38%) | 1,216 (39%) | |
Unintentional falls | 287 (32%) | 940 (30%) | |
Assault-related | 80 (9%) | 261 (9%) | |
Other incidents | 60 (7%) | 130 (4%) | |
Pedal cycles | 26 (3%) | 94 (3%) | |
Motor vehicle non-traffic incidents | 18 (2%) | 140 (5%) | |
Suicide and attempted suicide | 21 (2%) | 55 (2%) | |
Other road vehicle incidents | 10 (1%) | 72 (2%) | |
Injury intention undetermined | 7 (1%) | 30 (1%) | |
Incidents caused by fire and flame | 9 (1%) | 29 (1%) | |
Incidents caused by drowning and suffocation | 3 (<1%) | 16 (<1%) | |
Railway incidents | 2 (<1%) | 13 (<1%) | |
Incidents due to natural and environmental factors | 2 (<1%) | 15 (<1%) | |
Air and space transport incidents | 0 | 14 (<1%) | |
Legal intervention | 2 (<1%) | 1 (<1%) | |
Water transport incidents | 1 (<1%) | 3 (<1%) | |
Not classified | 29 (3%) | 78 (3%) |