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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Feasibility and accuracy of ED frailty identification in older trauma patients: a prospective multi-centre study

n

372

Age, years, (median, IQR)

80 (73–86)

Female (n,%)

200 (53.8)

Pre-admission residential status:

 Own home (n,%)

338 (90.9)

 Residential facility with nursing (n,%)

16 (4.3)

 Residential facility without nursing (n,%)

11 (3.0)

 Warden controlled accommodation (n,%)

6 (1.6)

 Unknown (n,%)

1 (0.3)

Comorbidities, (median, IQR)

2 (1–3)

Number of pre-injury medications

 1–5 (n,%)

189 (50.8)

  > 5 (n,%)

139 (37.4)

Predominant mechanisms of injury:

 Fall < 2 m (n,%)

211 (56.7)

 Fall > 2 m (n,%)

79 (21.2)

 Pedestrian vs vehicle (n,%)

36 (9.7)

Admission SBP mmHg, (median, IQR)

145 (125–166)

Admission GCS, (median, IQR)

15 (14–15)

TBI (n,%)

77 (20.6)

ISS, median (IQR)

16 (9–21)

Critical care (n,%)

40 (10.7)

Outcomes

 In-hospital mortality (n,%)

35 (9.4)

 Critical care stay, days, (mean, SD)

1.06 (5.2)

 Total MTC LOS, days, (median, IQR)

12 (5–20)

 Discharge to usual place of residence (n,%)

210 (56.5)

  1. SBP Systolic Blood Pressure, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, TBI Traumatic Brain Injury, ISS Injury Severity Score, MTC Major Trauma Centre, LOS Length of Stay. Missing data: SBP: 4, GCS: 2, ISS: 39, LOS: 35