Table 3.
a – Injury characteristics and treatments received, by PT or OT evaluation
| PT or OT evaluation, n(col%) | None, n(col%) | X2 p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 8,748(41) | N = 12,651(59) | |||
| Mechanism | < 0.001 | |||
| Fall | 1,109(13) | 4,303(34) | ||
| Motor vehicle traffic | 3,165(36) | 2,084(16) | ||
| Inflicted Injury | 1,548(18) | 1,263(10) | ||
| Other/Missing | 2,926(33) | 5,001(40) | ||
| Head AIS | < 0.001 | |||
| 3 (“Serious”) | 4,999(57) | 8,487(67) | ||
| 4 (“Severe”) | 3,154(36) | 4,045(32) | ||
| 5 (“Critical”) | 595(7) | 119(1) | ||
| ISS | < 0.001 | |||
| < 15 | 3,772(43) | 7,897(62) | ||
| ≥ 15 | 4,976(57) | 4,754(38) | ||
| Upper extremity fracture | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1,237(14) | 691(5) | ||
| Lower extremity fracture | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1,202(14) | 448(4) | ||
| EDH, no fracture | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 365(4) | 858(7) | ||
| SAH, no fracture | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 668(8) | 761(6) | ||
| SDH, no fracture | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1,680(19) | 1,908(15) | ||
| ICP Monitor | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 2,440(28) | 610(5) | ||
| Craniotomy/Craniectomy | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 924(11) | 1,103(9) | ||
| b – Injury characteristics and treatments received, by Speech or Swallow evaluation | ||||
| Speech or Swallow eval, n(col%) | None, n(col%) | X2 p | ||
| N = 5,490(26) | N = 15,909(74) | |||
| Mechanism | < 0.001 | |||
| Fall | 630(11) | 4,782(30) | ||
| Motor vehicle traffic | 1,970(36) | 3,279(21) | ||
| Inflicted Injury | 1,133(21) | 1,678(11) | ||
| Other/Missing | 1,757(32) | 6,170(39) | ||
| Head AIS | < 0.001 | |||
| 3 (“Serious”) | 3,012(55) | 10,474(66) | ||
| 4 (“Severe”) | 2,010(37) | 5,189(33) | ||
| 5 (“Critical”) | 468(9) | 246(2) | ||
| ISS | < 0.001 | |||
| < 15 | 2,248(41) | 9,421(59) | ||
| ≥ 15 | 3,242(59) | 6,488(41) | ||
| Upper Extremity fracture | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 780(14) | 1,148(7) | ||
| Lower Extremity fracture | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 741(14) | 909(6) | ||
| EDH, no fracture | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 159(3) | 1,064(7) | ||
| SAH, no fracture | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 458(8) | 971(6) | ||
| SDH, no fracture | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1,152(21) | 2,436(15) | ||
| ICP Monitor | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1,894(35) | 1,156(7) | ||
| Craniotomy/Craniectomy | 0.239 | |||
| Yes | 498(9) | 1,529(10) | ||
| NMBA ≥ 2 days in first 7* | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1,495(27) | 987(6) | ||
| Pentobarbital ≥ 2 days in first 7* | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 487(9) | 281(2) | ||
Column percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding
col% = column percentages; EDH = Epidural hematoma without skull fracture; SAH = Subarachnoid hemorrhage without skull fracture; SDH = Subdural hemorrhage without skull fracture; ICP = Intracranial Pressure;
*
N = 20,970 patients had a length of stay of ≥ 2 days