Table 1.
Demographics and characteristics of trauma and surgical patients.
| Characteristics | Trauma* | Surgical | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83,207 | 305,926 | 389,133 | ||
| Age (Mean (SD)) | 82.4 (9.7) | 77.2 (10.7) | 78.3(10.7) | |
| Age Category | ||||
| <65 | 3,655 (4.4) | 29,081 (9.5) | 32,736 (8.4) | |
| 65–74 | 11,150 (13.4) | 77,822 (25.4) | 88,972 (22.9) | |
| 75–84 | 28,411 (34.1) | 118,807 (38.8) | 147,218 (37.8) | |
| ≥85 | 39,991 (48.1) | 80,216 (26.2) | 120,207 (30.9) | |
| Gender (% Male) | 27.7 | 39.9 | 37.3 | |
| Admission Priority (N (%)) | ||||
| Emergency/Urgent | 83,207 (100) | 198,852 (64.9) | 282,059 (72.5) | |
| Elective | -- | 107,074 (35.1) | 107,074 (27.5) | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index (%) | ||||
| 0–3 | 15.4 | 26.6 | 24.2 | |
| 4–6 | 72.8 | 60.4 | 63.0 | |
| 7–9 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 12.1 | |
| >9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |
| Injury Severity Score (%) | ||||
| 0–9 | 78.9 | -- | -- | |
| 10–15 | 10.8 | -- | -- | |
| 16–24 | 8.9 | -- | -- | |
| 25–75 | 1.4 | -- | -- | |
| Procedure Type | ||||
| Neurosurgical | -- | 17,224 (5.6) | -- | |
| Head & Neck | -- | 7,913 (2.6) | -- | |
| Cardiothoracic | -- | 42,066 (13.8) | -- | |
| Abdominopelvic | -- | 69,223 (22.6) | -- | |
| Orthopedic | -- | 99,000 (32.4) | -- | |
| Skin & Soft Tissue | -- | 18,498 (6.1) | -- | |
| Open Vascular | -- | 37,021 (12.1) | -- | |
| Endovascular | -- | 5,071 (1.7) | -- | |
| Spine | -- | 9,910 (3.2) | -- | |
| Hospital LOS (Median(IQR)) | 5 (4.0) | 7 (9.0) | 7 (8.0) | |
| ICU Stay (%) | 23.1 | 34.7 | 32.2 | |
| ICU LOS (Median(IQR))** | 4 (4.0) | 5 (7.0) | 5 (6.0) | |
| MDS-ADL (Mean(SD)) | 4.1 (1.1) | 3.7 (1.3) | 3.8 (1.3) | |
| Cognitive Scoring % | ||||
| Fully Independent | 49.4 | 62.9 | 60.0 | |
| Modified Independence | 23.4 | 19.3 | 20.2 | |
| Moderately Impaired | 22.7 | 14.0 | 15.9 | |
| Severely Impaired | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | |
| Parenteral Nutrition (%) | 10.5 | 11.4 | 11.2 | |
| Tube Feeds (%) | 2.0 | 7.0 | 5.9 | |
| Pressure Ulcers at SNF Admission (%) | 28.8 | 28.4 | 28.5 | |
*
While some trauma patients may have also undergone surgery, these patients were analyzed in the trauma cohort
**
Calculated only among patients with ICU stay.