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Table 3 Severity markers by death place of hospitalized trauma patients in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates, during the period of January 2014 to December 2019 (n = 453)

From: Trauma deaths of hospitalized patients in Abu Dhabi Emirate: a retrospective descriptive study

Variable

Overall n = 453

Emergency room n = 151

Operating room n = 36

ICU n = 234

Ward n = 32

P value

SBP

108 (0–140)

00 (00–00)

104.50 (78.25–135.00)

121.00 (98–148)

130 (102.25–146)

 < 0.001

Pulse

88 (35–118)

00 (00–15)

104.50 (77.25–123.75)

102 (78–124.50)

91.50 (80.50–116.75)

 < 0.001

RR

18 (00–22.25)

00 (00–00)

20 (15.50–25.50)

20 (16–24)

18 (18–22)

 < 0.001

GCS

3 (3–7)

3 (3–3)

5 (3–13)

3 (3–8)

15 (5.75–15)

 < 0.001

Response level

     

 < 0.001

 No activation

16 (3.5)

7 (4.6)

0 (0.00)

8 (3.4)

1 (3.1)

 

 Only consultation

119 (26.3)

40 (26.5)

4 (11.1)

53 (22.6)

22 (68.8)

 

 Full code

312 (68.9)

102 (67.5)

32 (88.9)

170 (72.6)

8 (25.0)

 

Time in ER

138 (70–222)

97 (21–195.5)

118.50 (69.5–171.50)

156 (100–231)

223.50 (00–344.25)

 < 0.001

Ventilation time

2 (0–11)

0 (0–1)

2.5 (1.00–8.75)

9 (3–17)

2.50 (00–7.00)

 < 0.001

ISS

22 (10–33)

10 (4–25)

22 (16–34)

25 (17–34)

13.00 (9.00–25.00

 < 0.001

ICU stay

3 (0–11)

0 (00–00)

3 (00–10.50)

9.00 (3.75–17.00)

6.00 (1.25–18.50)

 < 0.001

Hospital stay

2 (1–11)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

2 (1.00–9.50)

8.50 (3.00–16.00)

6.00 (3.25–23.25)

 < 0.001

  1. Continuous and ordinal data are presented as median (25–75 IQR) while categorical data are presented as number (%)
  2. P = Kruskal–Wallis test, Fisher’s Exact test or Pearson Chi Square as appropriate
  3. Percentages are calculated from valid numbers excluding missing data. Number may not add to 453 because of missing data