Table 3.

Return-to-work characteristics of occupational electrical injuries within the long-term cohort

	All patients*	HVI	LVI	P value
No of patients	90	39	49
Return to preinjury occupation, no (%)	55 (61)	23 (59)	30 (61)	>0.99
Modified duties, no (%)†	33 (60)	15 (65)	17 (57)	0.58
Modified schedule, no (%)†	30 (55)	11 (48)	17 (57)	0.59
Labour market re-entry, no (%)	17 (19)	9 (23)	8 (16)	0.80
Time to RTW, days, median (IQR)‡	166 (82–414)	207 (102–548)	124 (57–348)	0.12
Unable to RTW, no (%)	17 (19)	6 (15)	11 (22)	0.43

*Includes patients whose voltage was not otherwise specified (n=2).

†Percentages are calculated based on the total number of patients that returned to their preinjury occupation (all patients, n=55; HVI, n=23; LVI, n=30).

‡Calculated from the date of injury.

HVI, high-voltage injury; LVI, low-voltage injury; RTW, return-to-work.