Table 1.
Distribution of characteristics between EFAST and standard of care.
| Characteristic | Number N = 197 |
Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| <18 | 29 | 14 |
| 19–45 | 158 | 80 |
| >45 | 10 | 5 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 165 | 84 |
| Female | 32 | 16 |
| Duration from time of injury to admission | ||
| <1 hour | 79 | 40 |
| >1 hour | 118 | 60 |
| Duration of admission to EFAST | ||
| <1 hour | 168 | 85 |
| >1 hour | 29 | 15 |
| Duration of admission to standard of care | ||
| <1 hour | 92 | 47 |
| >1 hour | 105 | 53 |
| Status of patient at study end | ||
| Dead | 18 | 9 |
| Waiting time for EFAST | ||
| 1–30 mins | 142 | 72 |
| 31–60 mins | 17 | 9 |
| >60 mins | 38 | 19 |
| Duration lapsed before standard of care investigation was performed | ||
| 0–30 mins | 8 | 4 |
| 31–60 mins | 25 | 13 |
| >60 mins | 164 | 83 |
| Causes of trauma among the patients recruited | ||
| Road traffic crash | 127 | 64.5 |
| Assault | 61 | 31 |
| Fall | 6 | 3 |
| Others | 3 | 2 |