Table 1.
Patient and injury-related characteristics by time period
| Characteristic | Time; no. (%)* | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preimplementation n = 467 | Postimplementation n = 535 | ||
| Median age at admission, yr | 34 | 42 | 0.020 |
| Median length of stay, d | 10 | 10 | 0.28 |
| Sex | 0.040 | ||
| Male | 321 (68.7) | 335 (62.6) | |
| Female | 146 (31.3) | 200 (37.4) | |
| Municipality | 0.63 | ||
| TTC municipality | 128 (27.4) | 154 (28.8) | |
| Non-TTC municipality | 339 (72.6) | 381 (71.2) | |
| Vital status at discharge | 0.18 | ||
| Dead | 32 (6.9) | 26 (4.9) | |
| Alive | 435 (93.2) | 509 (95.1) | |
| No. of index injuries | < 0.001 | ||
| ≥ 3 | 17 (3.6) | 57 (10.6) | |
| 1–2 | 450 (96.4) | 478 (89.4) | |
| Head injury | 0.001 | ||
| Yes | 156 (33.4) | 128 (23.9) | |
| No | 311 (66.6) | 407 (76.1) | |
| Comorbidity | 0.26 | ||
| Yes | 32 (6.9) | 47 (8.8) | |
| No | 435 (93.1) | 488 (91.2) | |
| Primary admission to level 1 tertiary care | < 0.001 | ||
| Yes | 249 (53.3) | 385 (72.0) | |
| No | 218 (46.7) | 150 (28.0) | |
| Admitted to tertiary care within 24 hr | < 0.001 | ||
| Yes | 267 (57.2) | 392 (73.3) | |
| No | 200 (42.8) | 143 (26.7) | |
TTC = tertiary trauma centre.
*
Unless indicated otherwise.