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Table 2 Univariate analysis of long term survival

From: Looking beyond discharge: clinical variables at trauma admission predict long term survival in the older severely injured patient

 

Non-survivors

Survivors

P value

 

(n = 119)

(n = 223)

 

Age (mean ± SD)

80.1 ± 9.64

74.2 ± 9.07

<0.0001

Males (n, %)

66 (55.5)

121 (54.3)

NS

MOI (n, %)

  Fall

93 (78.2)

131 (58.7)

<0.001

  MVA car

8 (6.7)

37 (16.6)

0.01

  MVA pedestrian

11 (9.2)

46 (20.6)

<0.01

  Assault

3 (2.5)

3 (1.3)

NS

  Burn

2 (1.7)

2 (0.9)

NS

ISS (mean ± SD)

21.8 ± 7.6

21.8 ± 6.9

NS

Probability of survival (mean ± SD)

78.1 ± 24.65

84.4 ± 19.69

0.01

Head AIS (mean ± SD)

4.21 ± 0.765

3.86 ± 0.944

0.001

GCS upon admission (mean ± SD)

11.85 ± 4.21

13.73 ± 2.89

<0.0001

Intubation (n, %)

  At scene

11 (9.2)

5 (2.2)

<0.01

  In ED

8 (6.7)

18 (8.1)

NS

Required operation (n, %)

38 (31.9)

89 (39.9)

NS

LOS (mean ± SD)

20.03 ± 19.51

16.09 ± 16.9

0.05

Admitted to ICU (n, %)

62 (52.1)

111 (49)

NS

Blood transfusion (n, %)

55 (46.2)

104 (46.6)

NS

In-hospital complications (n, %)

23 (19.3)

47 (21.1)

NS

Discharge destination (n, %)

  Rehabilitation

18 (15.1)

66 (29.6)

<0.01

  Home

35 (29.4)

112 (50.2)

<0.001

  Assistant living facility

65 (54.6)

38 (17.0)

<0.0001

  Other hospital

1 (0.8)

7 (3.1)

NS

  1. MOI–mechanism of injury; ED–emergency department; LOS–length of stay; ICU–intensive care unit; SD–standard deviation; MVA–motor vehicle accident; GCS–Glasgow Coma Scale; AIS–abbreviated injury score; ISS–injury severity score; NS–not significant.