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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2021 Aug 27;277(4):e907–e913. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005200

Table 2.

Characteristics of Trauma and Healthcare Utilization

Trauma center 51.4%

Injury mechanism
 Fall 80.8%

Injury Severity Score (ISS)
 ISS Low (0–9) 78.1%
 ISS Moderate/High (>10) 21.9%

Length of stay (days), median (IQR) 5.0 (3.0)

Length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay (days), median (IQR) 0.0 (1.0)

Any orthopedic procedure* 26.1%

Healthcare Utilization within 3 months of discharge

Any readmission 33.6%
Skilled nursing facility (SNF) admission 56.1%
Home healthcare use 57.9%
Emergency department (ED) visit 29.5%

IQR: inter-quartile range;

*

list of procedures found in Appendix 1