Table 1 Basic characteristics, injury severity, early treatment and outcome of multiple trauma patients with and without foot injuries. The small p values are based on the large sample size and interpretation should implicate the clinical importance of observed difference
Patient without foot injuries | Patients with foot injuries | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
n | 31,559 | 2532 | 34,091 |
gender female | 8473 (27%) | 803 (31.9%) | 9276 |
male | 22,918 (73%) | 1717 (68.1%) | 24,635 |
age 1 to 17 years | 1972 (6.3%) | 102 (4.1%) | 2074 |
18 to 59 years | 18,662 (59.5%) | 1842 (73.2%) | 20,504 |
60 to 69 years | 7252 (23.1%) | 439 (17.4%) | 7691 |
> 70 years | 3505 (11.2%) | 134 (5.3%) | 3639 |
cause of accident car | 9231(30.5%) | 989 (40.1%) | 10,220 |
motorcycle | 4649 (15.4%) | 352 (14.3%) | 5001 |
bicycle | 2510 (8.3%) | 45 (1.8%) | 2555 |
pedestrian | 2816 (9.3%) | 119 (4.8%) | 2935 |
fall > 3 m | 5863 (19.4%) | 827 (33.5%) | 6690 |
fall < 3 m | 3047 (10.1%) | 49 (2%) | 3096 |
others | 2157 (7.1%) | 85 (3.4%) | 2242 |
ISS 16–24 | 12,945 (41%) | 1145 (45.2%) | 14,090 |
ISS 25–34 | 10,678 (33.8%) | 804 (31.8%) | 11,482 |
ISS 35–49 | 5202 (16.5%) | 394 (15.6%) | 5596 |
ISS 50–75 | 2734 (8.6%) | 189 (7.5%) | 2923 |
GCS > 8 | 16,940 (67%) | 1580 (78.8%) | 18,520 |
GCS ≤ 8 | 8329 (33%) | 423 (21.1%) | 8752 |
AIS head < 3 | 14,201 (45%) | 1682 (66.4%) | 15,883 |
≥ 3 | 17,358 (55%) | 850 (33.6%) | 18,208 |
AIS thorax< 3 | 10,467 (33.2%) | 872 (34.4%) | 11,339 |
≥ 3 | 21,092 (66.8%) | 1660 (65.6%) | 22,752 |
AIS abdomen < 3 | 24,664 (78.2%) | 1747 (69%) | 26,411 |
≥ 3 | 6895 (21.9%) | 785 (31%) | 7680 |
GOS dead | 5366 (17.9%) | 235 (9.9%) | 5601 |
persisted vegetative state | 767 (2.6%) | 31 (1.3%) | 798 |
severely handicapped | 3573 (11.9%) | 344 (14.4%) | 3917 |
slightly handicapped | 7677 (25.6%) | 859 (36.1%) | 8536 |
well recovered | 12,640 (42.1%) | 912 (38.3%) | 13,552 |
discharge from hospital to home | 11,077 (35.2%) | 775 (30.7%) | 11,852 |
to rehabilitation clinic | 10,601 (33.7%) | 973 (38.5%) | 11,574 |
to another hospital | 3585 (11.4%) | 439 (17.4%) | 4024 |
others | 802 (2.6%) | 102 (4.0%) | 904 |
death | 5366 (17.1%) | 235 (9.3%) | 5601 |