Table 4. Stratified analysis of 14-day rehospitalization with new tSCI diagnosis for the patients with spine AIS 3 (N = 3521).
| Variable | OR | 95% CI | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Female | 1.00 | ||
| Male | 1.27 | 1.04–1.54 | 0.0178 |
| Interhospital transfer | 9.20 | 7.03–12.04 | <0.0001 |
| ISS | |||
| <16 | 1.00 | ||
| 16–24 | 0.57 | 0.41–0.79 | 0.0008 |
| >24 | 0.51 | 0.29–0.92 | 0.0244 |
| Brain injury | 2.55 | 2.07–3.14 | <0.0001 |
| Chest injury | 1.83 | 1.25–2.69 | 0.0019 |
| Abdominal injury | 1.67 | 0.90–3.09 | 0.1039 |
| Facial injury | 1.51 | 0.90–2.54 | 0.116 |
| Pelvic injury | 1.21 | 0.62–2.35 | 0.5733 |
| Extremity injury | 1.18 | 0.89–1.57 | 0.2597 |
| Admitted department | |||
| Neurosurgery | 1.00 | ||
| Orthopedics | 2.19 | 1.68–2.85 | <0.0001 |
| Other surgical disciplinesa | 1.74 | 1.40–2.15 | <0.0001 |
| Injury mechanism | |||
| Fall | 1.00 | ||
| Motor vehicle collision | 1.40 | 1.12–1.74 | 0.0026 |
| Other | 0.49 | 0.35–0.71 | 0.0001 |
| Spinal injury level | |||
| Cervical | 1.00 | ||
| Thoracic | 1.69 | 1.20–2.38 | 0.0025 |
| Lumbar | 1.67 | 1.29–2.16 | <0.0001 |
| Multiple | 1.48 | 0.75–2.90 | 0.2562 |
a Other surgical disciplines included general, chest, plastic, genitourinary, and cardiovascular surgery.
ISS, injury severity score; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.