Table 1.
Demographics and Characteristics of All Eligible Patients Without and With IAI
| Characteristics | Total (N = 354) |
No IAI (n = 304) |
IAI (n = 50) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 8 (4–12) | 8 (4–12) | 8 (6–11) |
| Age category (years) | |||
| 0–2 | 50 (14.1) | 47 (15.5) | 3 (6.0) |
| 3–6 | 93 (26.3) | 83 (27.3) | 10 (20.0) |
| 7–11 | 107 (30.2) | 81 (26.6) | 26 (52.0) |
| 12–15 | 102 (28.8) | 91 (29.9) | 11 (22.0) |
| 16–17 | 2 (0.6) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0) |
| Male | 245 (69.2) | 207 (68.1) | 38 (76.0) |
| Weight (kg) | 30 (18–49) | 30 (17–50) | 30 (20–43) |
| ED GCS | 15 (15–15) | 15 (15–15) | 15 (15–15) |
| ISS | 4 (1–9) | 4 (1–9) | 11 (6–17) |
| Cause of injury | |||
| Vehicle collision (motorized and nonmotorized) | 182 (51.4) | 161 (53.0) | 21 (42.0) |
| Fall | 143 (40.4) | 118 (38.8) | 25 (50.0) |
| Hit | 14 (4.0) | 12 (4.0) | 3 (6.0) |
| Other | 15 (4.2) | 13 (4.3) | 1 (2.0) |
| ED disposition (%) | |||
| ICU | 78 (22) | 51 (16.8) | 27 (54.0) |
| Operating room | 20 (5.6) | 17 (5.6) | 3 (6.0) |
| Ward | 189 (53.4) | 169 (55.6) | 20 (40.0) |
| Home | 66 (18.6) | 66 (21.7) | 0 (0) |
| Transfer | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) |
Data are reported as median (IQR) or n (%).
IAI = intraabdominal injury; ICU = intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; ISS = Injury Severity Score; GCS = Glasgow coma score.