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Table 1 Outcomes based on transthoracic vs. no transthoracic injury

From: Patient outcomes after electrical injury – a retrospective study

 

Transthoracic injury n = 243

No transthoracic injury n = 158

p-value

Age, years; mean (SD)

30 (11)

31 (12)

0.95

Male; n (%)

222 (91)

131 (83)

0.02*

Work related; n (%)

182 (75)

109 (69)

0.14

Clinical manifestations

 Loss of consciousness; n (%)

10 (4.1)

2 (1.3)

0.13

 Tetany/convulsion/cramps; n (%)

24 (10)

3 (2.0)

0.001**

 Chest pains; n (%)

28 (12)

1 (0.6)

0.001**

 Skin burns; n (%)

25 (10)

19 (12)

0.87

 ECG abnormal; n (%)

54 (22)

20 (13)

0.02*

Outcomes

 CK elevated; n (%)

14 (5.8)

9 (5.7)

1

 CK-MB elevated; n (%)

1 (0.4)

0 (0)

1

 Troponin I elevated; n (%)

0 (0)

3 (2.0)

0.05

 Potassium elevated; n (%)

1 (0.4)

0 (0)

1

 Calcium elevated; n (%)

2 (0.8)

0 (0)

0.52

 Creatinine elevated; n (%)

3 (1.2)

1 (0.6)

1