TABLE 2.
Outcomes After Injury by Cohort, n (%)
| Historical Average 2016–2019, n = 5,891 | COVID 2020, n = 7,068 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall mortality | 57 (1.0) | 67 (0.9) | 0.732 | |
| ED disposition* | ||||
| Admit floor | 3426 (58.2) | 3501 (49.5) | <0.001 | |
| Admit ICU | 436 (7.4) | 425 (6.0) | ||
| Admit operating room | 720 (12.2) | 642 (9.1) | ||
| Discharged home | 790 (13.4) | 1612 (22.8) | ||
| Transferred out | 16 (0.2) | 14 (0.2) | ||
| Other (including AMA, jail, etc.) | 4 (0.1) | 10 (0.1) | ||
| Died in the ED | 17 (0.3) | 23 (0.3) | ||
| Unknown/missing | 482 (8.2) | 841 (11.9) | ||
| Hospital disposition | ||||
| Home without services | 4287 (84.7) | 4405 (81.4) | <0.001 | |
| Home with services | 47 (0.9) | 10 (0.2) | ||
| Rehab, SNF, LTC | 50 (1.0) | 66 (1.2) | ||
| Transferred out | 103 (2.0) | 107 (2.0) | ||
| Other (jail, AMA) | 11 (0.2) | 8 (0.2) | ||
| Died inpatient | 40 (0.8) | 44 (0.8) | ||
| Unknown/missing | 526 (10.4) | 769 (14.2) | ||
| Median vent days (IQR) | 3 (0.5–5.5) | 3 (0.5–5.5) | 0.660 | |
| Median LOS, ICU (IQR) | 2 (0.5– 3.5) | 2 (0–4) | 0.270 | |
| Median LOS, hospital (IQR) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 0.200 | |
*If ED disposition and hospital disposition were incongruent (e.g., ED disposition indicated as home, however, hospital disposition also home, rather than “not applicable” because the child was not admitted), then LOS was used to determine admission status and the discordant variables were considered “unknown” (see category).
AMA, against medical advice; wo, without; Rehab, rehabilitation; SNF, skilled nursing facility; LTC, long-term care facility; IQR, interquartile range.