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Table 3 Baseline characteristics and clinical outcome for individuals admitted to the ICU after minor injuries (ISS ≤ 15), stratified by gender

From: Impact of gender on post- traumatic intensive care and outcomes

 

Female

Male

p-value

Count (%)

220 (22.4)

761 (77.6)

 

Age, median (IQR)

44 (21–60)

40 (25–58)

0.591

CCI categories, count (%)

0.672

 0

175 (79.5)

585 (76.9)

 

 1

26 (11.8)

97 (12.7)

 

  > 1

19 (8.6)

79 (10.4)

 

Anticoagulation therapy

7 (3.2)

24 (3.2)

0.983

Psychiatric comorbidity, count (%)

50 (22.7)

147 (19.3)

0.266

Substance abuse, count (%)

45 (20.5)

188 (24.7)

0.192

Penetrating injury, count (%)

19 (8.6)

126 (16.6)

0.004

Injury mechanism, count (%)

<  0.001

 Traffic: motor vehicle

26 (11.8)

124 (16.3)

 

 Traffic: motorcycle

5 (2.3)

84 (11.0)

 

 Traffic: bicycle

14 (6.4)

12 (1.6)

 

 Traffic: pedestrian

16 (7.3)

12 (1.6)

 

 Traffic: other

2 (0.9)

9 (1.2)

 

 Shot

1 (0.5)

20 (2.6)

 

 Stabbed

18 (8.2)

98 (12.9)

 

 Hit by blunt object

19 (8.6)

99 (13.0)

 

 Low-energy fall

34 (15.5)

90 (11.8)

 

 High-energy fall

81 (36.8)

173 (22.7)

 

 Other

2 (0.9)

12 (1.6)

 

 Unknown

2 (0.9)

5 (0.7)

 

Nocturnal admission, count (%)

83 (37.7)

382 (50.2)

<  0.001

ISS, median (IQR)

9 (5–10)

9 (5–11)

0.202

Pre-hospital airway, count (%)

11 (5.0)

35 (4.6)

0.804

Severe head injury, count (%)

48 (21.8)

145 (19.1)

0.364

GCS on arrival, median (IQR)

14 (10–15)

14 (10–15)

0.565

GCS on arrival, categories

0.828

 13–15

150 (68.2)

502 (66.0)

 

 9–12

26 (11.8)

97 (12.7)

 

 3–8

44 (20.0)

162 (21.3)

 

Shock on arrival, count (%)

12 (5.5)

20 (2.6)

0.038

Ventilator days, median (IQR)

0 (0–1)

0 (0–1)

0.496

Hosp. length of stay, days, median (IQR)

5 (2–11)

4 (2–11)

0.429

30-day mortality, count (%)

8 (3.6)

21 (2.8)

0.499

1-year mortality, count (%)

15 (6.8)

41 (5.4)

0.421

  1. Continuous parameters presented as median with interquartile range (IQR) categorical parameters as n (%). ICU intensive care unit, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, ISS Injury Severity Score, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale