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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Elevated white blood cell count, decreased hematocrit and presence of macrohematuria correlate with abdominal organ injury in pediatric blunt trauma patients: a retrospective study

 

Group I 68 patients

Group II 114 patients

P value

Age

9.1 ± 4.1

8.7 ± 3.9

>0.05

Gender (male / female)

54 / 14

81 / 33

>0.05

Mechanism of injury

PHBC**

20.6 %

30.7 %

>0.05

MVA passenger***

5.9 %

10.5 %

Fall

20.6 %

18.4 %

Assault

20.6 %

18.4 %

Bike

27.9 %

19.3 %

BHC****

4.4 %

2.6 %

ISS*

1–8

13.2 %

78.9 %

<0.05

9–14

17.6 %

11.4 %

15–24

51.5 %

4.4 %

>25

17.6 %

5.3 %

  1. *ISS, Injury Severity Score; ** PHBC; Pedestrian hit by car. *** MVA – Motor Vehicle Accident. **** BHC – Bicycle Hit by Car
  2. *ISS, ** PHBC, *** MVA, **** BHC. ISS, Injury Severity Score; PHBC; Pedestrian hit by car; MVA, Motor vehicle accident; BHC, Bicycle hit by car