Table 3.
Patient demographics and clinical markers by specialty
| Characteristics | Total | Specialty | P value | ||
| Surgeon | Resident | Pediatrics | |||
| Total patients (n) | 64 (100.0) | 32 (50.0) | 22 (34.4) | 10 (15.6) | |
| Age (years) | 7.3±4.1 | 7.8±3.9 | 7.8±3.9 | 4.1±4 | 0.0271 |
| Male gender | 41 (64.1) | 21 (65.6) | 17 (77.3) | 3 (30.0) | 0.0362 |
| GCS* (<15) | 8 (13.1) | 6 (19.4) | 2 (9.1) | 0 | 0.3712 |
| CT scan | 31 (48.4) | 15 (46.9) | 12 (54.5) | 4 (40.0) | 0.8382 |
| Definitive airway | 2 (3.1) | 1 (3.1) | 0 | 1 (10.0) | 0.4052 |
| Shock | 7 (10.9) | 4 (12.5) | 1 (4.6) | 2 (20.0) | 0.3082 |
| Immediate surgery | 2 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 2 (20.0) | 0.1432 |
| Hospital admission | 14 (23.0) | 7 (24.1) | 2 (9.1) | 5 (50.0) | 0.0402 |
| PICU admission | 3 (4.9) | 0 | 0 | 3 (30.0) | 0.0032 |
| Death | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Severe patients | 38 (59.4) | 20 (62.5) | 12 (54.5) | 6 (60.0) | 0.8872 |
Statistical tests: 1—analysis of variance, 2—Fisher’s exact test. Used when appropriate.
Descriptive results represented by absolute numbers and average in parentheses. Except for age represented by mean, and SD.
*Important note: results of patients that have GCS calculated.
GCS, Glasgow Coma Score; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit.