Table 2 Trauma characteristics and case management of patients by group (before and after)

Auto referral

34 (65.4)

40 (62.5)

0.85

Referred

18 (34.6)

24 (37.5)

Arrived ≤1 h from trauma

31 (59.6)

15 (23.4)

< 0.001

Arrived > 1 h from trauma

21 (40.4)

49 (76.6)

Penetrant trauma

37 (71.2)

33 (51.6)

0.04

Blunt trauma

15 (28.8)

31 (48.4)

Multiple injuries

28 (53.9)

32 (50)

0.71

No multiple injuries

24 (46.1)

32 (50)

Undergone surgery

45 (91.8)

43 (67.2)

< 0.01

No surgery

4 (8.2)

21 (32.8)

*Fisher exact test

All patients

Group Before

Group After

P-value**

12, 2015–03, 2016

12, 2016–03, 2017

n = 52

n = 64

median [IQR]

median [IQR]

Time in-patient department

5 [4–9]

4.5 [3–8]

0.18

Time intensive care

4 [1–6]

4 [2–6]

0.40

Overall time in hospital

8 [4–11]

6 [3–9]

0.23

**Wilcoxon rank sum test

Alive only

Group Before

Group After

P-value**

12, 2015–03, 2016

12, 2016–03, 2017

n = 52

n = 64

median [IQR]

median [IQR]

Time in-patient department

5 [4–9]

4.5 [3–8]

0.18

Time intensive care

4 [1–6]

5 [2–6]

0.52

Overall time in hospital

8 [6–12]

6 [4–9]

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