Predictors of Patient Outcomes Associated with Transfer Status to Definitive Care Hospitals: A Study of Admitted Road Traffic Injured Patients in Two Major Trauma Hospitals in The Gambia
Table 3.
urycharacteristics/treatment given/disposition by type of transfer to definitivecare
|
| N |
(%) |
N (%) |
(%) |
N |
(%) |
p-value1 |
Mean |
SD |
Median |
IQR6 |
|
|
| Nature of Injury |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Soft tissue |
100 |
(41.5) |
74 (36.6) |
(74.0) |
26 (66.7) |
(26.0) |
|
212.5 |
421.7 |
95.0 |
60-200 |
|
| Fracture/dislocation |
100 |
(41.5) |
91 (45) |
(91.0) |
9 (23.1) |
(9.0) |
|
636.6 |
3212.9 |
134.5 |
80-237 |
|
| Concussion/brain |
41 |
(17.0) |
37 (18.3) |
(90.2) |
4 (10.3) |
(9.8) |
|
199.0 |
259.4 |
135.0 |
90-185 |
|
|
| Body Parts Injured |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.082 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Head/Face/Neck |
106 |
(44.0) |
83 |
(78.3) |
23 |
(21.7) |
|
238.2 |
452.8 |
115.0 |
60-185 |
|
| Trunk |
15 |
(6.2) |
13 |
(86.7) |
2 |
(13.3) |
|
420.7 |
853.6 |
95.0 |
35-395 |
|
| Extremity |
120 |
(49.8) |
107 |
(89.2) |
13 |
(10.8) |
|
532.9 |
2956.1 |
140.0 |
80-240 |
|
|
| Antibiotics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
53 |
(21.2) |
38 (10.1) |
(71.7) |
15 (37.5) |
(28.3) |
|
447.5 |
813.0 |
120 |
65-210 |
|
| No |
197 |
(78.8) |
172 (81.9) |
(87.3) |
25 (62.5) |
(12.7) |
|
372.5 |
2288.7 |
126.0 |
73-235.5 |
|
|
| Analgesics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
150 |
(60.0) |
133 |
(88.7) |
17 |
(11.3) |
|
540.7 |
2643.4 |
150.0 |
80-280 |
|
| No |
100 |
(40.0) |
77 |
(77.0) |
23 |
(23.0) |
|
148.5 |
191.9 |
103.0 |
60-168 |
|
|
| Dressing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.164 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
93 |
(37.2) |
82 |
(88.2) |
11 |
(11.8) |
|
397.2 |
670.1 |
180.0 |
90-300 |
|
| No |
157 |
(62.8) |
128 |
(81.5) |
29 |
(18.5) |
|
382.0 |
2580.2 |
109.0 |
60-168 |
|
|
| IV fluid |
|
|
|
|
|
|
< 0.0001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
209 |
(83.6) |
193 (91.9) |
(92.3) |
16 (40) |
(7.7) |
|
277.0 |
493.0 |
135.0 |
80-240 |
|
| No |
41 |
(16.4) |
17 (8.1) |
(41.5) |
24 (60) |
(58.5) |
|
998.0 |
5182.2 |
65.0 |
30-108 |
|
|
| Disposition from hospital2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.069 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Home |
183 |
(73.8) |
153 |
(83.6) |
30 |
(16.4) |
|
417.3 |
2406.1 |
117.5 |
65-229.5 |
|
| Traditional Healers |
7 |
(14.9) |
4 |
(57.1) |
3 |
(42.9) |
|
266.1 |
513.4 |
133.0 |
80-200 |
|
| This hospital for dressing |
37 |
(3.6) |
35 |
(94.6) |
2 |
(5.4) |
|
190.8 |
92.8 |
180.0 |
140-240 |
|
| Other health institutions3 |
9 |
(2.8) |
8 |
(88.9) |
1 |
(11.1) |
|
734.3 |
1052.5 |
366.5 |
68-775 |
|
| Died |
3 |
(3.6) |
2 |
(66.7) |
1 |
(33.3) |
|
213.9 |
246.4 |
140.0 |
95-225 |
|
| Other4 |
9 |
(1.2) |
8 |
(88.9) |
1 |
(11.1) |
|
85.3 |
37.1 |
73.0 |
56-127 |
|
|
|
|
