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Table 6 Clinical course and outcome in group comparison

From: Reality of treatment for severely injured patients: are there age-specific differences?

Group

Children (n = 2,590)

Adults (n = 2,590)

Elderly (n = 2,590)

Transfer from ER to (%):

    OP

39.8

41.2

27.6

 ICU/IMC

49.4

50.8

60.1

 other hospital

0.3

0.5

0.2

 others

6.2

3.4

8.2

 Emergency surgery (%)

29.5

25.8

16.3

 Surgery (%)

63.3

70.1

63.4

 Sepsis (%)

2.1

4.3

6.4

 Organ failure (%)

22.4

33.5

44.2

 Multiple organ failure (%)

12.1

18.8

25.6

 Thrombembolic events (%)

0.8

1.5

4.6

 Expected hospital mortality rate based on RISC II (%)

6.2

7.0

20.1

 Died in hospital (%)

5.6

7.1

21.5

 Died in the emergency room (%)

1.7

1.4

1.3

 Died witih 24 h after admission in hospital (%)

3.7

4.0

9.7

 Died due to termination of therapy based on living will within 7 days after admission to hospital (%) [recorded from 2016]

0.2

0.2

1.5

Outcome (%):

 Vegetative state

1.1

1.5

2.2

 Severe disability

5.9

8.2

11.9

 Moderate disability

17.7

24.9

31.4

 Good recovery

75.4

65.4

54.4

  1. Values are the mean, standard deviation (SD) or % of the group; ICU, intensive care unit; IMC, Intermediate Care;;
  2. RISC, Revised Injury Severity Classification