Table 4.
Procedures and complications for patients who arrived on a spine board or without spinal immobilization.
| Parameter | Overall N (%) | Treatment Group | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Spine Board N (%) | Spine Board N (%) | |||
| Number of observations | 277 (100%) | 252 (91.0%) | 25 (9.0%) | --- |
| Surgical procedures (excluding spine) | 181 (65.3%) | 160 (63.5%) | 21 (84.0%) | 0.040 |
| Nasogastric or Dobhoff tube | 11 (4.0%) | 8 (3.2%) | 3 (12.0%) | 0.066 |
| PEG tube | 7 (2.5%) | 6 (2.4%) | 1 (4.0%) | 0.488 |
| Tracheostomy | 3 (1.1%) | 3 (1.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.000 |
| Gastrostomy tube | 3 (1.1%) | 2 (0.8%) | 1 (4.0%) | 0.248 |
| Delayed diagnosis | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | --- |
| Complication1 | 19 (6.9%) | 16 (6.4%) | 3 (12.0%) | 0.395 |
PEG = Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
1
For complications, n = 276 for overall and n = 251 for patients not on the spine board.