Table 1.
National Incidence of Intensive Care Unit Admissions after Traumatic Injury, National Trauma Data Bank, 2013
| Admissions to ICU after Trauma (95 % Confidence Interval) | |
|---|---|
| Total | 3.3 (3.2–3.3) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 4.6 (4.6–4.6) |
| Female | 1.9 (1.9–1.9) |
| Age, years | |
| 18–39 | 4.1 (4.1–4.2) |
| 40–59 | 3.6 (3.6–3.7) |
| 60–79 | 4.3 (4.2–4.3) |
| ≥80 | 7.8 (7.7-8.0) |
| Racea | |
| White | 2.9 (2.9–2.9) |
| Black | 3.1 (3.0–3.2) |
| Injury Class | |
| Blunt | 2.9 (2.8–2.9) |
| Penetrating | 0.3 (0.2–0.3) |
| Otherb | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) |
| Intention | |
| Assault | 0.4 (0.4–0.4) |
| Self-Harm | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) |
| Unintentional | 2.8 (2.8–2.8) |
| US Census Region | |
| Northeast | 2.7 (2.7–2.8) |
| South | 2.9 (2.8–2.9) |
| Midwest | 3.6 (3.6–3.7) |
| West | 3.9 (3.8–3.9) |
aOther races (e.g., Native Americans, Asian-Americans, Native Hawaiians) not stratified for analysis because precise stratified information on these sub-categories was not available in the dataset
bOther injuries includes environmental injuries (e.g., animal attack), drownings, overdoses or toxic ingestions, suffocation, exertional injuries, and unspecified injuries