Table 5.
Duration of hospital admission by demographics, intervention related factor and complications.
| Duration of Admission (days) | Total (%) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–7 N (%) | 8–14 N (%) | > 14 N (%) | |||
| Age (year) | |||||
| 0–17 | 4 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (50.0) | 8 (8.8) | 0.766 |
| 18–39 | 25 (39.5) | 12 (19.0) | 26 (41.3) | 63 (69.2) | |
| 40–65 | 6(42.9) | 4 (28.6) | 4 (26.6) | 14 (15.4) | |
| > 65 | 2 (33.3) | 1 (16.7) | 3 (50.0) | 6 (6.6) | |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 1 (12.5) | 4 (50.0) | 3 (37.5) | 8 (8.8) | 0.042 |
| Male | 36 (43.4) | 13 (15.7) | 34 (41.0) | 83(91.2) | |
| Injury to hospital interval (h) | |||||
| 0–6 | 31 (47.7) | 16 (24.6) | 18 (27.7) | 65 (71.4) | < 0.001 |
| > 6 | 6 (23.1) | 1 (3.8) | 19 (73.1) | 26 (28.6) | |
| Anaemia | |||||
| Yes | 11 (32.4) | 4 (11.8) | 19 (55.9) | 34 (37.4) | 0.067 |
| No | 26 (45.6) | 13 (22.8) | 18 (22.8) | 57 (62.6) | |
| Hypovolemic shock | |||||
| Yes | 6 (42.9) | 3 (21.4) | 5 (35.7) | 14 (15.4) | 0.911 |
| No | 31 (40.3) | 14 (18.2) | 32 (41.6) | 77 (84.6) | |
| Wound infection | |||||
| Yes | 2 (7.7) | 4 (15.4) | 20 (76.9) | 26 (28.6) | < 0.001 |
| No | 35 (53.8) | 13 (20.0) | 17 (26.2) | 65 (71.4) | |