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Table 2 Patient characteristics

From: Routinely recorded versus dedicated time registrations during trauma work-up

 

n = 100

Age (years)

40.4 (IQR = 22.7-63.3)

Men

68 (68%)

Blunt trauma

97 (97%)

Mechanism of injury

 

- fall from height

26 (26%)

- motor vehicle collision

36 (36%)

- bicycle accident

16 (16%)

- penetrating

2 (2%)

- other

20 (20%)

ISS

4.5 (IQR = 1-13)

Multi trauma patients (defined as ISS > 15)

20 (20%)

Hospital stay (days)

2 (IQR = 1-7)

ICU stay (days)

2 (IQR = 1-5)

Ventilation time (days)

2 (IQR = 1-4.8)

Trauma-related mortality

5 (IQR = 5%)

  1. Data are number (%) or median (interquartile range (IQR)). Abbreviations: ICU Intensive Care Unit, ISS Injury severity score.