Table 1.
Characteristics of patients admitted to the ICU vs. elsewhere
| Non-ICU N=933 | ICU N=1,654 | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Male | 588 (63.0) | 1,083 (65.5) | 0.21 |
| Age | 42 (24–57) | 42 (24–59) | 0.47 |
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.01 | ||
| White (non-Hispanic) | 832 (90.4) | 1,420 (87.1) | |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 50 (5.4) | 127 (7.8) | |
| Hispanic | 20 (2.2) | 62 (3.8) | |
| Asian (non-Hispanic) | 10 (1.1) | 9 (0.6) | |
| Other | 8 (0.9) | 13 (0.8) | |
| Insurance | 0.22 | ||
| Medicare | 130 (13.9) | 205 (12.4) | |
| Medicaid | 108 (11.6) | 233 (14.1) | |
| Private | 247 (26.5) | 414 (25.0) | |
| Uninsured/other | 448 (48.0) | 802 (48.5) | |
| Injury Characteristics | |||
| Trauma alert level | <0.001 | ||
| 1 | 109 (12.6) | 484 (30.7) | |
| 2 | 394 (45.4 | 738 (46.9) | |
| 3 | 144 (16.6) | 174 (11.1) | |
| Consult | 220 (25.4) | 179 (11.4) | |
| Mechanism of injury | 0.09 | ||
| Fall | 236 (25.3) | 356 (21.6) | |
| Traffic | 603 (64.7) | 1,128 (68.5) | |
| Other | 93 (10.0) | 163 (9.9) | |
| Injury severity score | 13 (9–17) | 17 (12–27) | <0.001 |
| Spleen injury grade | <0.001 | ||
| 1–2 | 680 (72.9) | 1,015 (61.4) | |
| 3–5 | 242 (25.9) | 626 (37.9) | |
| Head injury | <0.001 | ||
| Head AIS 1–2 | 205 (22.0) | 371 (22.4) | <0.001 |
| Head AIS ≥ 3 | 72 (7.7) | 272 (16.4) | |
| Skeletal injury | 325 (34.8) | 822 (49.7) | <0.001 |
| Additional abdominal injury | 200 (21.4) | 558 (33.7) | <0.001 |
| Thoracic injury | 455 (48.8) | 1,026 (62.0) | <0.001 |
| Transfer patient | 304 (32.6) | 388 (23.5) | |
| Physiological indicators | |||
| GCS on admission | 15 (15–15) | 15 (13–15) | <0.001 |
| SBP on admission | 131 (117–146) | 125 (108–142) | <0.001 |
| Transfused in ED | 48 (5.1) | 226 (13.7) | <0.001 |
| Received >2L of fluid pre-hospital | 150 (16.1) | 393 (23.8) | <0.001 |
*
Continuous variables presented as mean (IQR). Categorical variables presented as N(%)