Table 2.
Preexisting conditions and type of injury
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Preexisting comorbidity | |
| Hypertension | 394 (15.9) |
| IHD | 190 (7.7) |
| DM | 689 (27.9) |
| CKD | 131 (5.3) |
| CLD | 98 (3.9) |
| BP | |
| Systolic <90/80 | 982 (39.8) |
| Diastolic <60 | 561 (22.7) |
| Respiratory rate | |
| <15 | 317 (12.8) |
| 15-25 | 1984 (80.4) |
| >30 | 165 (6.6) |
| Type of injury (total n=2650 in 2466 patients) | Number of patients, n (%) |
| Isolated head injury | 309 (12.5) |
| Head injury with major bone fracture | 312 (12.6) |
| Head injury with an abdominal injury | 190 (7.7) |
| Head injury with pelvic injury | 189 (7.6) |
| Chest injury with lung contusion/heamothorax | 318 (12.8) |
| Cervical spine injury, neurologically intact | 89 (3.6) |
| Cervical spine injury with quadriplegia | 21 (0.8) |
| Dorsal lumbar spine injury with neurological intact | 219 (8.8) |
| Dorsal lumbar spine injury with paraplegia | 29 (1.1) |
| Extremity fractures | 480 (19.4) |
| Maxillofacial injury | 115 (4.6) |
| Other injury | 144 (5.8) |
| Mangled forearm (unsalvageable) | 5 (0.2) |
| Mangled leg (unsalvageable) | 2 (0.08) |
| Cardiac and pericardium | 12 (0.4) |
| Crush injury - hand and foot | 32 (1.2) |
CKD: Chronic kidney disease, DM: Diabetis mellitus, CLD: Chronic liver disease, IHD: Ischemic heart disease, BP: Blood pressure