Table 1.
Characteristics of pediatric trauma patients divided into age groups (years).
| Variable | Age | Age | Age | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (<1) | (1–5) | (6–10) | (11–15) | |
| n = 779 | n = 3933 | n = 5545 | n = 5184 | |
| Gender (male) | 492/779 (63%) | 2481/3931 (63%) | 3884/5544 (70%) | 3847/5182 (74%) |
| Cause of injury | ||||
| Traffic accident | 77/727 (11%) | 1127/3784 (30%) | 2917/5357 (54%) | 2419/4998 (48%) |
| Fall | 379/727 (52%) | 1765/3784 (47%) | 1720/5357 (32%) | 1236/4998 (25%) |
| Sport | 0/727 (0%) | 21/3784 (0.6%) | 269/5357 (5.0%) | 893/4998 (18%) |
| Other blunt trauma | 89/727 (12%) | 363/3784 (9.6%) | 304/5357 (5.7%) | 300/4998 (6.0%) |
| Penetrate | 10/727 (1.4%) | 101/3784 (2.7%) | 65/5357 (1.2%) | 82/4998 (1.6%) |
| Burn | 172/727 (24%) | 407/3784 (11%) | 82/5357 (1.5%) | 68/4998 (1.4%) |
| AIS | ||||
| Head (n = 6,836) | 4 (3–4) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) |
| Face (n = 2,696) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) |
| Neck (n = 109) | 2 (2–2) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) |
| Thorax (n = 2,082) | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) | 3 (3–4) |
| Abdomen and pelvis (n = 1,866) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) |
| Cervical spine (n = 630) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–5) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (2–3) |
| Upper extremity (n = 3,841) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) |
| Lower extremity (n = 3,493) | 3 (3–3) | 3 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) |
| Others (n = 1,401) | 3 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (1–1) | 1 (1–1) |
| ISS | 16 (9–16) | 9 (4–16) | 9 (5–16) | 9 (5–17) |
| FAST | ||||
| Positive | 7/676 (1.0%) | 122/3577 (3.4%) | 297/5125 (5.8%) | 313/4778 (6.6%) |
| Negative | 189/676 (28%) | 1547/3577 (43%) | 3053/5125 (60%) | 2799/4778 (59%) |
| Not conducted | 480/676 (71%) | 1908/3577 (53%) | 1775/5125 (35%) | 1666/4778 (35%) |
| Pan-scan CT | 50 (6.4%) | 639 (16%) | 1251 (23%) | 1299 (25%) |
| Treatment | ||||
| Craniotomy | 53 (6.8%) | 118 (3.0%) | 191 (3.4%) | 190 (3.7%) |
| Thoracotomy | 0 (0%) | 21 (0.5%) | 23 (0.4%) | 30 (0.6%) |
| Celiotomy | 0 (0%) | 29 (0.7%) | 74 (1.3%) | 88 (1.7%) |
| TAE | 0 (0%) | 22 (0.6%) | 81 (1.5%) | 133 (2.6%) |
| Blood transfusion | 64/725 (8.8%) | 197/3677 (5.4%) | 278/5254 (5.3%) | 310/4916 (6.3%) |
| Mortality in hospital | 34/637 (5.3%) | 142/2994 (4.7%) | 141/4742 (3.0%) | 179/4501 (4.0%) |
| Mortality in ED | 11/775 (1.4%) | 68/3922 (1.7%) | 56/5533 (1.0%) | 81/5167 (1.6%) |
| Discharged place | ||||
| Home | 493/585 (84%) | 2490/2826 (88%) | 4016/4574 (88%) | 3571/4291 (83%) |
| Another hospital | 70/585 (12%) | 303/2826 (11%) | 531/4574 (12%) | 698/4291 (16%) |
| Other | 22//585 (3.8%) | 33/2826 (1.2%) | 27/4574 (0.6%) | 22/4291 (0.5%) |
| Length of hospital stay | 5 (1–13) | 3 (1–11) | 5 (1–13) | 7 (2–17) |
IQR, interquartile range; sBP, systolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; RR, respiratory rate; GCS. Glasgow coma scale; RTS, revised trauma score; AIS, abbreviated injury scale; ISS, injury severity score; TRISS, trauma and injury severity score; FAST, focused assessment with sonography for trauma; TAE, transcatheter arterial embolization; ED, emergency department.
Missing: Gender = 5, Cause of Injury = 575, ISS = 1416, FAST = 1285, Blood transfusion = 869, Mortality in hospital = 2567, Mortality in ED = 44, Discharged place = 2669 and Length of hospital stay = 2637.