Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the studied population
From: Distribution and treatment of clavicular fractures in monotrauma and polytrauma patients
Monotrauma N = 154 | Polytrauma N = 155 | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age overall years (SD) | 37.3 | (17.1) | 47.7 | (20.8) | <0.001 | |
Gender Male (%) | 118 | (76.6%) | 106 | (68.4%) | N.S. | |
HET* (%) | 36 | (23.4%) | 110 | (71.0%) | <0.001 | |
ISS** (SD) | 4.1 | (0.24) | 29.2 | (10.2) | <0.001 | |
Mortality during admission (%) | 0 | (0%) | 32 | (20.6%) | <0.001 | |
Admission department | Surgery ward | 37 | (24.0%) | 28 | (18.1%) | N.S. |
Intensive care | 0 | (0%) | 61 | (39.4%) | <0.001 | |
Medium care | 0 | (0%) | 41 | (26.5%) | <0.001 | |
Operation room | 1 | (0.6%) | 20 | (12.9%) | <0.001 | |
Not admitted | 116 | (75.3%) | 0 | (0%) | <0.001 | |
Unknown | 0 | (0%) | 5 | (3.2%) | <0.001 | |
Trauma mechanism | Traffic | 58 | (37.7%) | 100 | (64.5%) | <0.001 |
Fall from height | 1 | (0.6%) | 46 | (29.7%) | <0.001 | |
Sports | 61 | (39.6%) | 3 | (1.9%) | <0.001 | |
Other | 34 | (22.1%) | 6 | (3.9%) | <0.001 | |
Concomitant fractures of thorax and upper extremity | Costae | 96 | (61.9%) | N.A. | ||
Scapula | 23 | (14.8%) | N.A. | |||
Sternum | 20 | (12.9%) | N.A. | |||
Humerus | 9 | (5.8%) | N.A. | |||