From: Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study
Comorbidities (n = 4040, 100%)a | |
• Hypertension | 320 (7.9) |
• Diabetes mellitus | 272 (6.7) |
• Congestive heart failure | 106 (2.6) |
• Psychiatric illness | 13 (0.3) |
• None reported | 3329 (82.3) |
Injured regions (n= 4040, 100%)a | |
• Head | 1433 (35.5) |
• Spine | 1158 (28.7) |
• Chest | 946 (23.4) |
• Pelvis | 566 (14.0) |
• Abdomen | 526 (13.0) |
Injury characteristics | |
GCS at ED | 15 (IQR 15–15) |
Head AIS | 3 (IQR 3–4) |
Chest AIS | 3 (IQR 2–3) |
Abdomen AIS | 2 (IQR 2–3) |
Pelvis AIS | 2 (IQR 2–2) |
ISS (n= 3954, 97.9%)a | |
• 1–8 | 1306 (33.0) |
• 9–15 | 1657 (41.9) |
• 16–24 | 578 (14.6) |
• 25–49 | 397 (10.0) |
• ≥50 | 16 (0.5) |
TRISS | 0.98 ± 0.05 |
RTS | 7.5 ± 1.2 |
Outcomes | |
Hospital LOS days (n = 4030, 99.8%)a | 5 (IQR 2–11) |
ICU stay days (n = 1018, 25.2%) | 3 (IQR 2–8) |
Ventilator days (n = 493, 12.2%) | 4 (IQR 1–9) |
In-hospital mortality | 154 (3.1) |