Table 1.
Patient demographics and outcomes (n = 1303)
| Patient demographics | Patients n (%) |
|---|---|
| Hospital site | |
| USC | 912 (70%) |
| UCI | 391 (30%) |
| Agea | 41 (27–58) |
| Male | 1050 (80.6%) |
| Race | |
| Caucasian | 370 (28.4%) |
| Hispanic | 603 (46.3%) |
| Asian | 137 (10.5%) |
| African American | 114 (8.8%) |
| Other | 79 (6.1%) |
| Mechanism of injury | |
| Fall | 322 (24.7%) |
| Traffic | 541 (41.5%) |
| Stab | 111 (8.5%) |
| Gunshot wound | 162 (12.4%) |
| Assault with blunt object | 76 (5.8%) |
| Other | 91 (7.0%) |
| Type of injury | |
| Blunt | 1009 (77.5%) |
| Penetrating | 293 (22.5%) |
| Revised trauma scorea | 6.9 (5.97–7.84) |
| Injury severity score a | 17 (9–26) |
| Traumatic brain injury | 635 (49.8%) |
| Pre-intubation shock indexa | 0.72 (0.58–0.94) |
| Need for blood transfusion within 24 h | 478 (37.6%) |
| Outcome | Patient n (%) |
|---|---|
| In-hospital mortality | 275 (21.1%) |
| Total hospital LOSb | 9 (0–286) |
| ICU LOSb | 5 (0–183) |
| Mechanical ventilation daysb | 3 (0–130) |
| Hypotension 24 h post intubation | 374 (30.3%) |
| Vasopressor requirement 24 h post intubation | 266 (22.3%) |
| Experienced complication | 832 (63.9%) |
| Number of complicationsb | 1 (0–8) |
| Discharge dispositions | |
| Home with/without services | 490 (37.6%) |
| Other healthcare facilities | 449 (34.5%) |
| Mortality | 282 (21.6%) |
| Unknown/other | 42 (3.2%) |
Demographics from 1303 trauma patients who underwent RSI within 24 h of admission
USC University of Southern California; UCI University of California, Irvine; LOS length of stay; ICU intensive care unit
aMedian (25th, 75th percentile)
bResults reported as median (range)