Table 1.
Patient characteristics of trauma patients presenting to Menelik II Specialized Hospital.
| All (n = 854) | Discharged (n = 512, 61.8%) | Non-dischargeda (n = 316, 38.2%) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Male sex, n (%) | 618 (73.5) | 255 (70.4) | 245 (78.0) | 0.017 |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 37.2 ± 17.0 | 36.9 ± 16.5 | 37.5 ± 17.6 | 0.916 |
| Region of residence, n (%) | ||||
| Addis Ababa | 606 (73.2) | 409 (81.2) | 183 (60.8) | <0.001 |
| Affar | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) | 0.608 |
| Amhara | 28 (3.4) | 10 (2.0) | 16 (5.3) | 0.010 |
| Oromia | 184 (22.2) | 83 (16.5) | 91 (31.2) | <0.001 |
| SNNPR | 7 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (2.3) | 0.001 |
| Abroad | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 |
| Time in EC | ||||
| ER length of stay, median (IQR) | 2 (2–4) | 2 (2–3) | 3 (2–6) | <0.001 |
| >6 h, n (%) | 116 (15.0) | 50 (10.4) | 65 (22.6) | <0.001 |
| >24 h, n (%) | 29 (3.7) | 14 (2.9) | 15 (5.2) | 0.104 |
IQR: interquartile range; SNNPR: Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's Region; EC: emergency center.
The bolded p-values are those that are statistically significant (i.e. < 0.05)
a
Non-discharged patients include those who were admitted to MSH, were referred to another hospital, died in the emergency center or left against medial advice.