Table 1.
Comparative analysis of abdominal trauma variables pre-COVID vs. COVID period.
| Variable Name | Variable Type | Number and Percentage Pre-COVID Period | Number and Percentage COVID Period | Chi-Square Value | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | M | 47 (53.41%) | 41 (46.59%) | 0.5504 | 0.458 |
| F | 13 (43.33%) | 17 (56.67%) | |||
| Occupation | Yes | 9 (45.00%) | 11 (55.00%) | 0.108 | 0.742 |
| No | 51 (52.04%) | 47 (47.96%) | |||
| Penetrating | Yes | 13 (52.00%) | 12 (48.00%) | 0.0091 | 0.923 |
| No | 47 (50.54%) | 46 (49.46%) | |||
| Self-injury | Yes | 6 (46.15%) | 7 (53.85%) | 0.0042 | 0.948 |
| No | 54 (51.43%) | 51 (48.57%) | |||
| Work accident | Yes | 1 (50.00%) | 1 (50.00%) | 0.0006 | 0.980 |
| No | 59 (50.86%) | 57 (49.14%) | |||
| Violence | Yes | 10 (43.48%) | 13 (56.52%) | 0.3085 | 0.578 |
| No | 50 (52.63%) | 45 (47.37%) | |||
| Animal-related | Yes | 4 (50.00%) | 4 (50.00%) | 0.1002 | 0.751 |
| No | 56 (50.91%) | 54 (49.09%) | |||
| Sports-related | Yes | 1 (100.00%) | 0 | - | - |
| No | 59 (50.43%) | 58 (49.57%) | |||
| Fall | Yes | 18 (54.55%) | 15 (45.45%) | 0.0873 | 0.767 |
| No | 42 (49.41%) | 43 (50.59%) | |||
| Road traffic | Yes | 19 (51.35%) | 18 (48.65%) | 0.0155 | 0.900 |
| No | 41 (50.62%) | 40 (49.38%) | |||
| Hepatitis | Yes | 6 (75.00%) | 2 (25.00%) | 1.1005 | 0.294 |
| No | 54 (49.09%) | 56 (50.91%) | |||
| Diabetes | Yes | 3 (33.33%) | 6 (66.67%) | 0.5575 | 0.455 |
| No | 57 (52.29%) | 52 (47.71%) | |||
| Obesity | Yes | 8 (33.33%) | 16 (66.67%) | 2.8703 | 0.090 |
| No | 52 (55.32%) | 42 (44.68%) | |||
| Fibrillation | Yes | 3 (37.50%) | 5 (62.50%) | 0.173 | 0.677 |
| No | 57 (51.82%) | 53 (48.18%) | |||
| Hypertension | Yes | 7 (31.82%) | 15 (68.18%) | 3.038 | 0.081 |
| No | 53 (55.21%) | 43 (44.79%) | |||
| Cogestive hearth failure | Yes | 4 (50.00%) | 4 (50.00%) | 0.1002 | 0.751 |
| No | 56 (50.91%) | 54 (49.09%) | |||
| Kidney Failure | Yes | 3 (50.00%) | 3 (50.00%) | 0.1417 | 0.706 |
| No | 57 (50.89%) | 55 (49.11%) | |||
| Alchoholism | Yes | 4 (40.00%) | 6 (60.00%) | 0.1495 | 0.699 |
| No | 56 (51.85%) | 52 (48.15%) | |||
| Surgery | Yes | 51 (48.11%) | 55 (51.89%) | 2.135 | 0.144 |
| No | 9 (75.00%) | 3 (25.00%) | |||
| Spleen | Yes | 23 (60.53%) | 15 (39.47%) | 1.569 | 0.210 |
| No | 37 (46.25%) | 43 (53.75%) | |||
| Pancreas | Yes | 0 (0%) | 2 (100.00%) | - | - |
| No | 60 (51.72%) | 56 (48.28%) | |||
| Liver | Yes | 11 (47.82%) | 12 (52.17%) | 0.0082 | 0.927 |
| No | 49 (51.58%) | 46 (48.42%) | |||
| Mesentery | Yes | 4 (66.67%) | 2 (33.33%) | 0.1417 | 0.707 |
| No | 56 (50.00%) | 56 (50.00%) | |||
| Stomach | Yes | 5 (55.56%) | 4 (44.44%) | 0.0028 | 0.957 |
| No | 55 (50.46%) | 54 (49.54%) | |||
| Intestine | Yes | 8 (53.33%) | 7 (46.67%) | 0.0049 | 0.943 |
| No | 52 (50.49%) | 51 (49.51%) | |||
| Hemoperitoneum | Yes | 35 (63.64%) | 20 (36.36%) | 5.817 | 0.016 * |
| No | 25 (39.68%) | 38 (60.32%) | |||
| Hemothorax | Yes | 8 (66.67%) | 4 (33.33%) | 0.726 | 0.394 |
| No | 52 (49.06%) | 54 (50.94%) | |||
| Pneumothorax | Yes | 6 (60.00%) | 4 (40.00%) | 0.0754 | 0.784 |
| No | 54 (50.00%) | 54 (50.00%) | |||
| Diaphragm | Yes | 3 (50.00%) | 3 (50.00%) | 0.1417 | 0.706 |
| No | 57 (50.89%) | 55 (49.11%) | |||
| Kidney | Yes | 3 (75.00%) | 1 (25.00%) | 0.2249 | 0.635 |
| No | 57 (50.00%) | 57 (50.00%) | |||
| Fractures | Yes | 21 (47.73%) | 23 (52.27%) | 0.1105 | 0.740 |
| No | 39 (52.70%) | 35 (47.30%) | |||
| Retroperitoneum | Yes | 9 (52.94%) | 8 (47.06%) | 0.009 | 0.921 |
| No | 51 (50.50%) | 50 (49.50%) | |||
| Abdominal Wall | Yes | 7 (53.85%) | 6 (46.15%) | 0.0385 | 0.844 |
| No | 53 (50.96%) | 51 (49.04%) | |||
| Awarenes | Yes | 44 (48.35%) | 47 (51.65%) | 0.6028 | 0.438 |
| No | 16 (59.26%) | 11 (40.74%) | |||
| Pain | Yes | 43 (48.31%) | 46 (51.69%) | 0.5629 | 0.453 |
| No | 17 (58.62%) | 12 (41.38%) | |||
| Reintervention | Yes | 1 (20.00%) | 4 (80.00%) | 0.908 | 0.341 |
| No | 59 (52.21%) | 54 (47.79%) | |||
| Condition | Deceased | 11 (55.00%) | 9 (45.00%) | 6.450 | 0.039 * |
| Recovered | 44 (56.41%) | 34 (43.58%) | |||
| Improved | 5 (25.00%) | 25 (75.00%) |
* p < 0.05—statistically significant.