|
Age (mean ± SD)
|
6.9 ± 4.2
|
16.4 ± 1.6
|
0.001
|
|
Males %
|
40 (71.4%)
|
46 (86.8%)
|
0.04
|
|
Mechanism of injury %
| | | |
|
Motor vehicle crashes
|
16 (28.6%)
|
41 (77.4%)
|
0.001 for all
|
|
Fall
|
9 (16.1%)
|
5 (9.4%)
|
|
Pedestrian
|
25 (44.6%)
|
1 (1.9%)
|
|
Others
|
6 (10.7%)
|
6 (11.3%)
|
|
Associated injuries %
| | |
|
Chest
|
22 (39.3%)
|
26 (49.1%)
|
0.30
|
|
Spine
|
4 (7.1%)
|
22 (41.5%)
|
0.001
|
|
Abdomen
|
16 (28.6%)
|
24 (45.3%)
|
0.07
|
|
Head
|
8 (14.3%)
|
18 (34.0%)
|
0.01
|
|
Lower extremity
|
7 (12.5%)
|
13 (24.5%)
|
0.10
|
|
Injury Severity Score (mean ± SD)
|
12.8 ± 9.9
|
19.3 ± 11.6
|
0.002
|
|
Revised Trauma Score (mean ± SD)
|
7.6 ± 0.9
|
7.2 ± 1.3
|
0.06
|
|
Pelvis abbreviated injury score (mean ± SD)
|
2.1 ± 0.4
|
2.4 ± 0.7
|
0.03
|
|
Torode fracture classification %
| | | |
|
Type I
|
1 (1.8%)
|
2 (4.8%)
|
0.27 for all
|
|
Type II
|
10 (17.9%)
|
4 (9.5%)
|
|
Type III
|
41 (73.2%)
|
29 (69.0%)
|
|
Type IV
|
4 (7.1%)
|
7 (16.7%)
|
|
Acetabular fracture %
|
0 (0.0%)
|
9 (17.0%)
|
0.001
|
|
Management %
| | | |
|
Conservative management
|
49 (87.5%)
|
38 (71.7%)
|
0.04
|
|
Surgical intervention
|
7 (12.5%)
|
15 (28.3%)
|
|
Intubation %
|
8 (14.3%)
|
14 (26.4%)
|
0.11
|
|
Positive FAST scan %
|
4 (7.5%)
|
8 (17.0%)
|
0.14
|
|
Number of blood units (median and range)
|
2 (1–12)
|
4 (1–51)
|
0.06
|
|
Blood transfusion %
|
15 (26.8%)
|
28 (52.8%)
|
0.005
|
|
Massive blood transfusion %
|
2 (3.6%)
|
5 (9.4%)
|
0.21
|
|
In-hospital complications %
| | | |
|
Pneumonia
|
0 (0.0%)
|
6 (11.3%)
|
0.10
|
|
Sepsis
|
0 (0.0%)
|
2 (3.8%)
|
0.14
|
|
ARDS
|
0 (0.0%)
|
1 (1.9%)
|
0.30
|
|
Acute Kidney Injury
|
1 (1.8%)
|
3 (5.7%)
|
0.28
|
|
Ventilatory days (median and range)
|
2 (1–10)
|
9 (1–31)
|
0.03
|
|
ICU length of stay (median and range)
|
2.5 (1–15)
|
7 (2–35)
|
0.005
|
|
Hospital length of stay (median and range)
|
6 (1–76)
|
14 (1–85)
|
0.001
|
|
Mortality %
|
1 (1.8%)
|
2 (3.8%)
|
0.52
|
