Table 2.
Patient outcomes at 6 months post-injury by the external cause of injury.
| Overall | Falls | Traffic accidents | Others (including unspecified) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortality and complication rate | ||||
| Number of subjectsa | 1198 | 909 | 227 | 62 |
| Mortality, n (%) | 89 (7.4) | 70 (7.7) | 16 (7.0) | 3 (4.8) |
| Complications, n (%) | 423 (36.4) | 328 (37.2) | 74 (34.1) | 21 (33.9) |
| Respiratory impairment, n (%) | 81 (6.8) | 61 (6.8) | 16 (7.1) | 4 (6.5) |
| Dysphagia, n (%) | 81 (6.8) | 64 (7.1) | 14 (6.2) | 3 (4.8) |
| Deep venous thrombosis, n (%) | 20 (1.7) | 14 (1.6) | 5 (2.2) | 1 (1.6) |
| Pulmonary embolism, n (%) | 6 (0.5) | 6 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Pneumonia, n (%) | 115 (9.7) | 93 (10.3) | 16 (7.1) | 6 (9.7) |
| Urinary tract infection, n (%) | 110 (9.2) | 83 (9.2) | 17 (7.5) | 10 (16.1) |
| Cerebral infarction, n (%) | 13 (1.1) | 10 (1.1) | 3 (1.3) | 0 (0) |
| Myocardial infarction, n (%) | 2 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Delirium, n (%) | 95 (8.0) | 72 (8.0) | 19 (8.4) | 4 (6.5) |
| Walking independence rate | ||||
| Number of subjectsb | 1057 | 795 | 206 | 56 |
| Walking capacity: walking w/ or w/o a cane, n (%) | 768 (72.7) | 572 (71.9) | 155 (75.2) | 41 (73.2) |
| Home-discharge rate | ||||
| Number of subjectsc | 1,061 | 801 | 203 | 57 |
| Returned to home, n (%) | 857 (81.5) | 650 (81.1) | 159 (78.3) | 48 (84.2) |
| Admitted to a facility, n (%) | 61 (5.8) | 48 (6.0) | 11 (5.4) | 2 (3.5) |
| In hospital, n (%) | 143 (13.6) | 103 (12.9) | 33 (16.2) | 7 (12.3) |
Records with unknown or missing values were excluded from the analysis.
aPatients with a 6-month follow-up.
bPatients who were able to walk with or without a cane before injury with a 6-month follow-up, excluding any mortality case.
cPatients living at home before injury with a 6-month follow-up, excluding mortality cases.