Table IV.
Associations with the predictive mortality likelihood level (PMLL) and selected discharge dispositions among children hospitalized after motor vehicle crash or fall
| Characteristics | Predicted Mortality Likelihood Level (Weighted % 95% CI) #
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Died in Hospital Weighted % (95 CI)
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Discharged to Rehabilitation Facility Weighted % (95% CI)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–1 (Very Low) | 2 (Low) | 3 (Medium) | 4 (High) | 5 (Very High) | |||
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 11.6 (10.7–12.5) | 4.8 (4.3–5.3) | 40.1 (39.0–41.3) | 36.2 (34.9–37.5) | 7.3 (6.7–7.9) | 3.9 (3.5–4.3) | 8.9 (8.1–9.6) |
| Female | 14.6 (13.5–15.8) | 4.8 (4.3–5.4) | 48.3 (46.8–49.7) | 25.8 (24.5–27.1) | 6.5 (5.8–7.1) | 3.6 (3.1–4.1) | 7.9 (7.0–8.8) |
| Age Group (Yrs) | |||||||
| < 1 | 4.5 (3.5–5.4) | 1.6 (1.1–2.1) | 83.0 (81.1–84.9) | 9.2 (7.8–10.6) | 1.7 (1.1–2.4) | 1.8 (1.2–2.4) | 0.6 (0.2–0.9) |
| 1–4 | 17.5 (15.4–19.5) | 3.5 (2.8–4.1) | 58.3 (56.1–60.6) | 17.0 (15.3–18.8) | 3.6 (2.9–4.4) | 2.2 (1.6–2.8) | 3.2 (2.4–4.0) |
| 5–9 | 19.3 (17.1–21.6) | 4.8 (3.9–5.7) | 40.6 (38.4–42.7) | 29.9 (27.8–32.1) | 5.4 (4.3–6.5) | 2.2 (1.6–2.8) | 4.8 (3.9–5.7) |
| 10–14 | 15.6 (14.0–17.2) | 5.8 (4.9–6.6) | 32.6 (30.8–34.4) | 38.8 (36.6–41.0) | 7.2 (6.2–8.1) | 3.7 (3.0–4.5) | 6.5 (5.5–7.5) |
| 15–20 | 11.1 (10.2–12.0) | 5.5 (5.0–6.0) | 35.4 (33.9–36.7) | 39.1 (37.5–40.8) | 8.9 (8.1–9.6) | 4.8 (4.3–5.3) | 12.4 (11.3–13.4) |
| TBI Type | |||||||
| Type 1 TBI | 1.8 (1.4–2.2) | 1.0 (0.7–1.2) | 32.2 (30.4–33.9) | 52.1 (50.5–53.7) | 13.0 (12.1–13.9) | 7.6 (6.9–8.2) | 14.3 (13.1–15.6) |
| Type 2 TBI | 28.0 (26.7–29.3) | 9.8 (9.1–10.5) | 48.5 (47.4–49.7) | 12.5 (11.5–13.4) | 1.2 (0.9–1.4) | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) | 3.2 (2.7–3.6) |
| Type 3 TBI | 1.3 (0.8–1.8) | 1.6 (1.0–2.2) | 76.4 (74.2–78.7) | 19.6 (17.6–21.7) | 1.0 (0.6–1.4) | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) | 0.8 (0.3–1.4) |
| Length of Hospital Days | |||||||
| 0–1 | 22.8 (21.3–24.2) | 5.8 (5.2–6.5) | 49.5 (47.9–51.0) | 18.6 917.3–19.8) | 3.3 (2.8–3.9) | 5.4 (4.7–6.1) | 0.6 (0.4–0.7) |
| 2–3 | 11.0 (10.0–12.0) | 5.4 (4.8–6.0) | 47.7 (46.4–49.1) | 33.0 (31.5–34.5) | 3.0 (2.5–3.4) | 2.6 (2.1–3.0) | 1.1 (0.8–1.4) |
| 4–7 | 5.5 (4.7–6.3) | 4.6 (3.9–5.3) | 39.5 (37.8–41.2) | 42.1 (40.3–43.9) | 8.3 (7.4–9.2) | 3.5 (2.9–4.1) | 8.0 (6.7–9.2) |
| 8–14 | 2.1 (1.4–2.7) | 2.1 (1.4–2.8) | 31.1 (28.7–33.5) | 45.6 (42.9–48.2) | 19.1 (17.2–21.0) | 3.4 (2.5–4.3) | 28.3 (25.4–31.1) |
| ≥15 | 0.4 (0.1–0.8) | 0.9 (0.5–1.4) | 14.4 (12.2–16.6) | 61.3 (58.6–63.9) | 22.9 (20.8–25.1) | 1.2 (0.6–1.8) | 53.9 (49.8–57.9) |
| Discharge Status | |||||||
| Routine discharge | 15.0 (14.1–16.2) | 5.4 (5.0–5.9) | 47.5 (46.4–48.5) | 29.1 (27.9–30.3) | 3.0 (2.6–3.3) | ||
| Transfer to short term hospital | 6.1 (3.9–8.3) | 2.7 (1.4–3.9) | 37.0 (32.2–41.8) | 41.0 (36.6–45.5) | 13.2 (9.9–16.5) | ||
| Discharged to rehabilitation facility | 1.6 (1.0–2.2) | 1.1 (0.2–1.6) | 17.6 (15.8–19.5) | 59.7 (57.5–61.9) | 20.0 (18.1–21.8) | ||
| Home health care | 6.5 (4.6–8.4) | 5.1 (3.4–6.7) | 44.4 (40.8–48.1) | 33.7 (29.9–37.6) | 10.2 (7.7–12.8) | ||
| Against medical advice | 16.6 (7.5–25.7) | 6.9 (1.2–12.6) | 32.0 (20.9–43.2) | 36.1 (25.8–46.5) | 8.3 (2.5–14.1) | ||
| Died in hospital | 0.1 (0.0–0.4) | 0.4 (0.0–0.9) | 5.4 (3.7–7.1) | 36.7 (33.6–39.8) | 57.3 (54.0–60.6) | ||
| Discharged alive, destination unknown | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.3 (22.4–58.2) | 45.3 (24.3–66.3) | 14.4 (4.8–24.1) | ||
Data source: 2006 KID.
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One of the severity measures provided in the 2006 KID data that was developed by MedStat (see text and reference for more details).