Table 1.
Characteristics of the patients admitted following MVC by rehabilitation status (n = 506)
| Variables | Total | Short-term Rehab | Long-term Rehab | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) Mean (±SD) | N (%) Mean (±SD) | |||
| Number of patients | 506 | 145 (28.66) | 361 (71.34) | |
| Age | 32.83 (±15.54) | 34.73 (±15.56) | 32.07 (±15.49) | 0.08 |
| Age groups (Years) | 0.05 | |||
| 17–25 | 223 (44.07) | 50 (22.42) | 173 (77.58) | |
| 26–45 | 187 (36.95) | 64 (34.22) | 123 (65.78) | |
| 46–64 | 68 (13.43) | 23 (33.82) | 45 (66.18) | |
| > = 65 | 28 (5.53) | 8 (28.57) | 20 (71.43) | |
| Gender | 0.06 | |||
| Male | 422 (83.39) | 114 (27.01) | 308 (72.99) | |
| Female | 84 (16.60) | 31 (36.9) | 53 (63.1) | |
| Mechanism of Injury | 0.48 | |||
| MVC | 394 (77.86) | 109 (22.66) | 285 (72.34) | |
| Pedestrian | 64 (9.09) | 13 (28.26) | 33 (71.74) | |
| Motorcycle | 66 (13.04) | 23 (34.85) | 43 (65.15) | |
| Site of injury | 0.02* | |||
| Head & Neck | 103 (20.43) | 27(26.21) | 76(73.79) | |
| Face | 42 (8.33) | 12(28.57) | 30(71.43) | |
| Thorax | 66 (13.09) | 18(27.27) | 48(72.73) | |
| Abdomen | 32 (6.34) | 17(53.13) | 15(46.88) | |
| Extremities | 210 (41.66) | 51(24.29) | 159(75.71) | |
| External and others | 51 (10.12) | 18(35.29) | 33(64.71) | |
| Rehabilitation Facilities | ||||
| Discharge reffereal to Rehabilitation | 0.01* | |||
| No | 167 (33.2) | 91(54.49) | 76 (45.51) | |
| Yes | 336 (66.79) | 54 (16.07) | 282 (83.93) | |
| Occupational Therapy | 0.01* | |||
| No | 237 (46.83) | 112(47.26) | 125(52.74) | |
| Yes | 269 (53.16) | 33(12.27) | 236(87.73) | |
| Physiotherapy Therapy | 0.01* | |||
| No | 193 (38.14) | 100(51.81) | 93(48.19) | |
| Yes | 313 (61.86) | 45(14.38) | 268(85.62) | |
| Psychiatric treatment | 0.01* | |||
| No | 479 (94.66) | 143(29.85) | 336(70.15) | |
| Yes | 27 (5.34) | 2(7.41) | 25(92.59) | |
| Social services | 0.01* | |||
| No | 381 (75.3) | 132(34.65) | 249(65.35) | |
| Yes | 125 (24.7) | 13(10.4) | 112(89.6) | |
| Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation | 0.01* | |||
| No | 473(93.47) | 143(30.23) | 330(69.77) | |
| Yes | 30(5.92) | 2(6.67) | 28(93.33) | |
| Required surgery | 0.01* | |||
| No | 182 (35.96) | 68 (37.36) | 114 (62.64) | |
| Yes | 324 (64.03) | 77 (23.77) | 247 (76.23) | |
| ICU admission | 0.01* | |||
| No | 350 (69.16) | 123 (35.14) | 227 (64.86) | |
| Yes | 156 (30.83) | 22 (14.1) | 134 (85.9) | |
| Injury severity scale | 11.8 (±9.9) | 5.54 (±4.97) | 13.45 (±10.57) | 0.01^ |
| Glasgow coma scale | 13.36(±0.15) | 14.37 (±2.1) | 12.95 (±3.67) | 0.01^ |
| LOS in ICU (days) | 4.20(±0.44) | 1.13 (±3.24) | 5.47 (±10.86) | 0.01^ |
| Length of rehabilitation (days) | 35.76(±3.68) | 17.13 (±64.70) | 43.25 (±87.74) | 0.01^ |
| Discharge status | 0.017* | |||
| Alive | 486 (80) | 144 (29.63) | 342 (70.37) | |
| Dead | 20 (4) | 1 (5) | 19 (95) | |
LOS length of stay, ICU intensive care unit
*p value≤0.05-stastically significant chi square
^p value≤0.05-stastically significant t-test