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. 2022 May 30;279:187–192. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.05.022

Table 1.

Presenting characteristics and outcomes of pediatric patients sustaining falls from windows.

Variable Pre-COVID n = 23 COVID-era n = 36 P value
Age, years: median (IQR) 3 (2-4) 3 (1-6) 0.89
Sex, male: n (%) 17 (73.9) 21 (58.3) 0.27
Race: n (%) 0.38
 White 9 (39.1) 14 (38.9)
 Black 3 (13.0) 4 (11.1)
 Asian 1 (4.3) 7 (19.4)
 Other 10 (43.5) 11 (30.6)
Ethnicity: n (%) 1.0
 Hispanic or Latino 6 (26.1) 8 (22.9)
 Non-Hispanic or Latino 17 (73.9) 27 (77.1)
Insurance: n (%) 0.40
 Private 9 (39.1) 10 (27.8)
 Public 14 (60.9) 26 (72.2)
Time of day: n (%) 0.78
 Daytime (7 AM-7 PM) 15 (65.2) 25 (69.4)
 Nighttime (7 PM-7 AM) 8 (34.8) 11 (30.6)
Fall height: n (%) 0.93
 1st floor 2 (8.7) 4 (11.1)
 2nd floor 20 (87.0) 30 (83.3)
 3rd floor 1 (4.3) 2 (5.6)
ED GCS: median (IQR) 15 (15-15) 15 (15-15) 0.49
Injury severity score: median (IQR) 5 (1-11) 4 (1-10) 0.34
Admitted to hospital: n (%) 16 (69.6) 27 (75.0) 0.77
Admission disposition: n (%) 1.0
 ICU 6/16 (37.5) 9/27 (33.3)
 Ward 10/16 (62.5) 18/27 (66.7)
ICU admission: n (%) 6 (26.1) 9 (25.0) 1.0
ICU LOS, days: Median (IQR) 4 (1.8-7.8) 2 (1-3.5) 0.13
Mechanical ventilation: n (%) 0 (0) 3 (8.3) 0.27
Injury sustained: n (%) 14 (60.9) 21 (58.3) 1.0
Surgical interventions: n (%) 5 (21.7) 7 (19.4) 1.0
Hospital LOS, days: Median (IQR) 1 (0-3) 1 (0.25-2) 0.50
In-hospital mortality: n (%) 0 (0) 1 (2.8) 1.0

IQR = interquartile range; ED = emergency department; GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale; ICU = intensive care unit; LOS = length of stay.

Note one patient in the COVID-era cohort did not have ethnicity reported.