| |
Nationals (16%)
|
Expatriates (84%)
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Age (mean ± SD)
|
26 ± 15
|
32 ± 12
|
0.001
|
|
Male (%)
|
92
|
93
|
0.54
|
|
Traffic-related (%)
|
79
|
53
|
0.001 for all
|
|
Fall from height (%)
|
6
|
29
|
|
Fall of heavy objects (%)
|
0.6
|
8
|
|
Head injury (%)
|
30
|
23
|
0.03
|
|
Lung injury (%)
|
33
|
24
|
0.01
|
|
Cardiac injury (%)
|
1.8
|
0.9
|
0.31
|
|
Intrathoracic AC (%)
|
77
|
63
|
0.001 for all
|
|
Retroperitoneal AC (%)
|
14
|
15
|
|
True abdomen AC (%)
|
7
|
13
|
|
Pelvic AC (%)
|
1.3
|
9
|
|
ISS mean ± SD
|
18 ± 11
|
17 ± 10
|
0.43
|
|
HLOS (median, range)
|
6 (1–134)
|
8 (1–410)
|
0.03
|
|
ICU (median, range)
|
3 (1–39)
|
3 (1–150)
|
0.48
|
|
Blood transfusion (%)
|
14
|
20
|
0.09
|
|
Abdominal AIS (median, range)
|
2 (2–5)
|
2 (1–5)
|
0.04
|
|
Mortality (%)
|
8.5
|
8.1
|
0.86
|
- AC = abdominal compartment.
