| |
Overall
|
ITC
|
RPC
|
TAC
|
PAC
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Patients (%)
|
927
|
604 (65)
|
138(15)
|
117(13)
|
68(7)
|
0.001
|
|
Age (mean ± SD)
|
30.6 ± 13
|
29.2 ± 13
|
30 ± 12
|
34.4 ± 11
|
34.2 ± 13
|
0.001
|
|
Males (%)
|
93
|
92
|
92
|
97
|
96
|
0.29
|
|
Expatriates (%)
|
84
|
61
|
69
|
75
|
81
|
0.001
|
|
Mechanisms of injury
|
|
Blunt (%)
|
95
|
96
|
95
|
86
|
94
|
0.001
|
|
MVC (%)
|
57
|
61
|
61
|
58
|
39
|
0.001 for all
|
|
Fall from height (%)
|
25
|
24
|
21
|
16
|
40
|
|
Stab wound (%)
|
3.3
|
2
|
5
|
11
|
0.0
|
|
Fall of HO (%)
|
7%
|
5
|
4
|
8
|
15
|
|
Associated injuries
|
|
Head injury (%)
|
24
|
28
|
31
|
11
|
10
|
0.001
|
|
Lung injury (%)
|
25
|
33
|
22
|
11
|
8
|
0.001
|
|
Rib fracture (%)
|
32
|
41
|
30
|
10
|
10
|
0.001
|
|
Hemothorax (%)
|
10
|
13
|
11
|
3
|
5
|
0.009
|
|
Retrop hematoma (%)
|
7.7
|
9
|
7
|
13
|
12
|
0.41
|
|
Pelvic hematoma (%)
|
9
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
13
|
0.001
|
|
Cardiac injury (%)
|
1.1
|
2
|
0.7
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.31
|
|
ISS (mean ± SD)
|
18 ± 10
|
18.7 ± 10
|
18.7 ± 12
|
15 ± 10
|
13 ± 7
|
0.001
|
|
Abdominal AIS (median, range)
|
2(1–5)
|
2(1–5)
|
2(2–5)
|
3(2–5)
|
2(2–4)
|
0.002
|
|
Head AIS (median, range)
|
3(1–5)
|
3(1–5)
|
3(2–5)
|
3(2–5)
|
1(0–4)
|
0.001
|
- HO = heavy object, ER = emergency room; MVC: Motor vehicle crash; HO: heavy object; ISS: Injury Severity score; AIS: Abbreviated injury score.
