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. 2016 Mar 24;13(4):357. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13040357

Table 3.

Associated injuries of hospitalized trauma patients.

Variables EMS RSI ≥ 1 ED RSI < 1 n = 85 (II) EMS RSI < 1 ED RSI ≥ 1 n = 98 (III) EMS RSI < 1 ED RSI < 1 n = 47 (IV) EMS RSI ≥ 1 ED RSI ≥ 1 n = 3485 (I) OR (95%CI) p OR (95%CI) p OR (95%CI) p
II vs. I III vs. I IV vs. I
Head/Neck trauma
Neurologic deficit 1 (1.2) 1 (1.0) 0 (0.0) 24 (0.7) 1.7 (0.2–12.8) 0.594 1.5 (0.2–11.1) 0.697 1.0 (1.0–1.0) 0.568
Cranial fracture 10 (11.8) 6 (6.1) 1 (2.1) 258 (7.4) 1.7 (0.9–3.3) 0.132 0.8 (0.4–1.9) 0.632 0.3 (0.0–2.0) 0.168
Epidural hematoma 5 (5.9) 4 (4.1) 2 (4.3) 173 (5.0) 1.2 (0.5–3.0) 0.701 0.8 (0.3–2.2) 0.691 0.9 (0.2–3.5) 0.824
Subdural hematoma 10 (11.8) 7 (7.1) 4 (8.5) 319 (9.2) 1.3 (0.7–2.6) 0.411 0.8 (0.4–1.7) 0.495 0.9 (0.3–2.6) 0.879
Subarachnoid hemorrhage 10 (11.8) 8 (8.2) 5 (10.6) 382 (11.0) 1.1 (0.6–2.1) 0.815 0.7 (0.4–1.5) 0.380 1.0 (0.4–2.5) 0.944
Intracerebral hematoma 6 (7.1) 1 (1.0) 0 (0.0) 69 (2.0) 3.8 (1.6–8.9) 0.001 0.5 (0.1–3.7) 0.498 - 0.330
Cerebral contusion 5 (5.9) 8 (8.2) 1 (2.1) 173 (5.0) 1.2 (0.5–3.0) 0.701 1.7 (0.8–3.6) 0.154 0.4 (0.1–3.0) 0.372
Cervical vertebral fracture 3 (3.5) 1 (1.0) 1 (2.1) 28 (0.8) 4.5 (1.4–15.2) 0.007 1.3 (0.2–9.5) 0.813 2.7 (0.4–20.2) 0.318
Maxillofacial trauma
Orbital fracture 0 (0.0) 4 (4.1) 0 (0.0) 77 (2.2) - 0.166 1.9 (0.7–5.3) 0.219 - 0.303
Maxillary fracture 0 (0.0) 1 (1.0) 1 (2.1) 54 (1.5) - 0.248 0.7 (0.1–4.8) 0.674 1.4 (0.2–10.2) 0.750
Mandibular fracture 6 (7.1) 10 (10.2) 6 (12.8) 247 (7.1) 1.0 (0.4–2.3) 0.992 1.5 (0.8–2.9) 0.238 1.9 (0.8–4.6) 0.134
Nasal fracture 1 (1.2) 3 (3.1) 2 (4.3) 80 (2.3) 0.5 (0.1–3.7) 0.494 1.3 (0.4–4.3) 0.619 1.9 (0.5–7.9) 0.375
Thoracic trauma
Rib fracture 11 (12.9) 17 (17.3) 14 (29.8) 357 (10.2) 1.3 (0.7–2.5) 0.419 1.8 (1.1–3.1) 0.023 3.7 (2.0–7.0) <0.001
Hemothorax 3 (3.5) 6 (6.1) 4 (8.5) 48 (1.4) 2.6 (0.8–8.6) 0.099 4.7 (2.0–11.2) <0.001 6.7 (2.3–19.3) <0.001
Pneumothorax 4 (4.7) 2 (2.0) 3 (6.4) 57 (1.6) 3.0 (1.1–8.4) 0.031 1.3 (0.3–5.2) 0.756 4.1 (1.2–13.6) 0.012
Hemopneumothorax 5 (5.9) 2 (2.0) 6 (12.8) 35 (1.0) 6.2 (2.4–16.1) <0.001 2.1 (0.5–8.7) 0.317 14.4 (5.8–36.2) <0.001
Lung contusion 4 (4.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 43 (1.2) 4.0 (1.4–11.3) 0.006 - 0.269 - 0.444
Abdominal trauma
Intra–abdominal injury 4 (4.7) 1 (1.0) 7 (14.9) 77 (2.2) 2.2 (0.8–6.1) 0.127 0.5 (0.1–3.3) 0.426 7.7 (3.4–17.8) <0.001
Hepatic injury 12 (14.1) 5 (5.1) 7 (14.9) 70 (2.0) 8.0 (4.2–15.4) <0.001 2.6 (1.0–6.7) 0.035 8.5 (3.7–19.7) <0.001
Splenic injury 4 (4.7) 2 (2.0) 4 (8.5) 28 (0.8) 6.1 (2.1–17.8) <0.001 2.6 (0.6–11.0) 0.185 11.5 (3.9–34.2) <0.001
Retroperitoneal injury 2 (2.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (0.1) 16.8 (3.2–87.7) <0.001 - 0.707 - 0.795
Renal injury 2 (2.4) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.1) 13 (0.4) 6.4 (1.4–29.0) 0.005 - 0.545 5.8 (0.7–45.3) 0.057
Extremity trauma
Humeral fracture 1 (1.2) 5 (5.1) 3 (6.4) 174 (5.0) 0.2 (0.0–1.6) 0.107 1.0 (0.4–2.6) 0.961 1.3 (0.4–4.2) 0.664
Radial fracture 5 (5.9) 7 (7.1) 3 (6.4) 351 (10.1) 0.6 (0.2–1.4) 0.203 0.7 (0.3–1.5) 0.340 0.6 (0.2–2.0) 0.403
Ulnar fracture 3 (3.5) 5 (5.1) 4 (8.5) 173 (5.0) 0.7 (0.2–2.2) 0.546 1.0 (0.4–2.6) 0.951 1.8 (0.6–5.0) 0.268
Pelvic fracture 6 (7.1) 4 (4.1) 7 (14.9) 121 (3.5) 2.1 (0.9–4.9) 0.078 1.2 (0.4–3.3) 0.746 4.9 (2.1–11.1) <0.001
Femoral fracture 14 (16.5) 14 (14.3) 8 (17.0) 393 (11.3) 1.6 (0.9–2.8) 0.137 1.3 (0.7–2.3) 0.355 1.6 (0.8–3.5) 0.218
Tibial fracture 10 (11.8) 14 (14.3) 5 (10.6) 373 (10.7) 1.1 (0.6–2.2) 0.755 1.4 (0.8–2.5) 0.260 1.0 (0.4–2.5) 0.989
Fibular fracture 5 (5.9) 10 (10.2) 3 (6.4) 222 (6.4) 0.9 (0.4–2.3) 0.856 1.7 (0.9–3.3) 0.128 1.0 (0.3–3.3) 0.997