Table 6.
Outcomes and complications of trauma patients with and without pressure ulcer.
| Outcomes | − Pressure ulcer |
+ Pressure ulcer |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 12,166) | (n = 52,246) | ||
| LOS, days, median (IQR) | 3.0 (5) | 10.0 (15) | <0.001 |
| ICU, days, median (IQR) | 3.0 (4) | 6.0 (12) | <0.001 |
| Ventilator, days, median (IQR) | 2.0 (6) | 8.0 (16) | <0.001 |
| Complications, n (%) | |||
| Acute kidney injury | 41,338 (0.6%) | 3085 (10.4%) | <0.001 |
| ARDS | 56,623 (0.8%) | 4033 (13.6%) | <0.001 |
| Myocardial infarction | 13,913 (0.2%) | 740 (2.5%) | <0.001 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 18,833 (0.3%) | 992 (3.3%) | <0.001 |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 43,777 (0.6%) | 3531 (11.9%) | <0.001 |
| Unplanned ICU | 19,981 (0.3%) | 1169 (3.9%) | <0.001 |
| Unplanned intubation | 29,445 (0.4%) | 2045 (6.9%) | <0.001 |
| Pneumonia | 123,487 (1.8%) | 10,623 (35.8%) | <0.001 |
| Urinary tract infection | 53,221 (0.8%) | 3233 (10.9%) | <0.001 |
| Severe sepsis | 11,059 (0.2%) | 1243 (4.2%) | <0.001 |
| Mortality, n (%) | 244,958 (3.9%) | 2840 (9.6%) | <0.001 |
LOS = length of stay, IQR = interquartile range, ICU = intensive care unit, ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome