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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

Current Research in Public Health | Vol 4, Issue 1

Table 5. Predictors ofnature of injury/treatment given by transfer to definitive care

N	Crude		Adjusted
	OR	95% CI	aOR	95% CI
	Nature of Injury*
Soft tissue	100	Ref	NA	Ref	NA
Fracture/dislocation	100	0.31	0.11 - 0.86	0.3	0.11 - 0.82
Concussion/brain	41	0.53	0.14 - 1.97	0.6	0.16 - 2.20
Antibiotics*
Yes	53	12.91	3.56 - 46.82	6.84	2.38 - 19.68
No	197	Ref	NA	Ref	NA
Analgesics*
Yes	150	0.42	0.14 - 1.31	NA	NA
No	100	Ref	NA	Ref	NA
Dressing
Yes	93	0.44	0.14 - 1.39	NA	NA
No	157	Ref	NA	Ref	NA
IV Fluid*
Yes	209	0.05	0.017 - 0.13	0.03	0.01 - 0.08
No	41	Ref	NA	Ref	NA