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Table 1 Demographic and injury characteristics for 1550 patients transferred from other hospitals, and 5803 patients directly admitted, to OUH.

From: Patients Referred to a Norwegian Trauma Centre: effect of transfer distance on injury patterns, use of resources and outcomes

 

Transfer

Direct

p =

Total n

1550

5803

 

Age#

39 (21-60)

33 (22-48)

< .001

Paediatric n (%)

192 (12.4)

669 (11.5)

.356

Male n (%)

1113 (71.8)

4159 (71.7)

.961

ISS

21 (16-26)§

10 (4-19)§

< .001

NISS

27 (19-41)§

11 (4-27)§

< .001

SBP*

127 (110-145)§

134 (115-150)§

< .001

Hypotensive n (%)*

94 (6.6)

301 (5.4)

.087

GCS

15 (9-15)§

15 (13-15)§

< .001

GCS ≤8 n (%)

374 (24.1)

850 (14.6)

< .001

Penetrating Injury n (%)

60 (3.9)

571 (9.8)

< .001

Head Injury n (%)

883 (57.0)

1366 (23.5)

< .001

Spinal Injury n (%)

360 (23.2)

471 (8.1)

< .001

Thoracic Injury n (%)

394 (25.4)

1190 (20.5)

< .001

Abd/Pelvic Injury n (%)

171 (11.0)

385 (6.6)

< .001

Polytrauma n (%)

492 (31.7)

1140 (19.6)

< .001

  1. Abbreviations denotes:
  2. ISS, Injury Severity Score; NISS, New Injury Severity Score; SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure; GCS, Glascow Coma Scale score,
  3. # 0+5 cases had missing data on age. These were excluded from percentages and statistical analysis for age.
  4. *129+268 cases missing data for SBP. These were excluded from percentages and statistical analysis for SBP.
  5. § median (IQR)