Table 3 Hospital and ICU length of stay (LOS) and mortality rates in patients stratified by the injury severity score
From: Alcohol-related hospitalizations of adult motorcycle riders
Variables | ISS | BAC + N = 601 | BAC-N = 829 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LOS | 12.0 ±11.3 | 13.2 ±14.4 | 0.183 | |
n (%) | <16 | 387 (64.4%) | 503 (60.7%) | 0.152 |
16-24 | 153 (25.5%) | 199 (24.0%) | 0.529 | |
≥25 | 61 (10.1%) | 127 (15.3%) | 0.004 | |
days | <16 | 9.5 ±9.1 | 9.9 ±7.7 | 0.176 |
16-24 | 14.7±11.7 | 15.2 ±12.6 | 0.816 | |
≥25 | 21.4 ±15.9 | 23.7 ±26.7 | 0.085 | |
LICUS | 221 (36.8%) | 339 (40.9%) | 0.115 | |
n (%) | <16 | 59 (26.7%) | 93 (27.4%) | 0.848 |
16-24 | 106 (48.0%) | 139 (41.0%) | 0.105 | |
≥25 | 56 (25.3%) | 107 (31.6%) | 0.113 | |
days | <16 | 4.4 ±3.9 | 5.0 ±3.5 | 0.973 |
16-24 | 5.7 ±4.8 | 6.3 ±5.7 | 0.497 | |
≥25 | 9.9 ±8.3 | 13.0 ±15.7 | 0.029 | |
Mortality | ||||
n (%) | <16 | 3 (0.8%) | 3 (0.6%) | 0.747 |
16-24 | 5 (3.3%) | 6 (3.0%) | 0.892 | |
≥25 | 11 (18.0%) | 32 (25.2%) | 0.274 |