Table 2.
Comparison of baseline characteristics of severely injured pediatric trauma patients treated at a dPTC versus those treated at an ATC-I or ATC-II/III
| Characteristics | dPTC N = 1491 |
ATC-I N = 413 |
P value between dPTC and ATC-I | ATC-II/III N = 474 | P value overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | ||||||
| Age | 10 (5–14) | 12 (5–15) | 0.000 | 11 (5–15) | < 0.001 | |
| ISS score | 22 (17–26) | 21 (17–26) | 1.000 | 17 (16–25) | < 0.001 | |
| Numbers (%) | ||||||
| Gender | Female | 542 (36.4) | 145 (35.1) | 0.642 | 181 (38.2) | 0.625 |
| ASA classification | I | 1168 (88.1) | 380 (92.2) | 0.019 | 374 (91.0) | 0.030 |
| II | 136 (10.3) | 31 (7.5) | 0.100 | 31 (7.5) | 0.105 | |
| III/IV/V | 22 (1.7) | 1 (0.2) | 0.028 | 6 (1.5) | 0.091 | |
| Mechanism of injury | Blunt | 1441 (97.0) | 397 (97.1) | 0.967 | 445 (98.5) | 0.250 |
| AIS score ≥ 3 | Head | 919 (61.6) | 227 (55.0) | 0.014 | 228 (48.1) | < 0.001 |
| Face | 21 (1.4) | 11 (2.7) | 0.079 | 5 (1.1) | 0.117 | |
| Neck | 13 (0.9) | 4 (1.0) | 0.773 | 1 (0.2) | 0.303 | |
| Thorax | 329 (22.1) | 97 (23.5) | 0.540 | 53 (11.2) | < 0.001 | |
| Abdomen | 309 (20.7) | 89 (21.5) | 0.715 | 159 (33.5) | < 0.001 | |
| Spine | 76 (5.1) | 19 (4.6) | 0.682 | 14 (3.0) | 0.151 | |
| Upper extremity | 19 (1.3) | 2 (0.5) | 0.284 | 2 (0.4) | 0.139 | |
| Lower extremity | 156 (10.5) | 54 (13.1) | 0.134 | 29 (6.1) | 0.002 | |
| Extern | 151 (10.1) | 54 (13.1) | 0.087 | 37 (7.8) | 0.035 | |
| Prehospital HEMS involvement | Yes | 561 (38.1) | 93 (22.6) | < 0.001 | 17 (3.8) | < 0.001 |