Patient Disposition* and Mortality | ||||
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Entire Cohort n = 654 | Minority Children n = 361 | White Children n = 293 | p-value | |
Hospital Admission | 576 (88.1%) | 303 (83.9%) | 273 (93.2%) | p < 0.001 |
Discharged to Home from ED | 67 (10.2%) | 49 (13.6%) | 18 (6.1%) | p = 0.007 |
Died in the ED | 9 (1.4%) | 8 (2.2%) | 1 (0.3%) | p = 0.087 |
Died in the Hospital | 9 (1.4%) | 6 (1.7%) | 3 (1.0%) | p = 0.719 |
Overall Mortality | 18 (2.8%) | 14 (3.9%) | 4 (1.4%) | p = 0.087 |
Hospital Utilization | ||||
Hospital Cohort n = 576 | Minority Children n = 303 | White Children n = 273 | ||
Hospital LOS (days)# | 1.0 [1.0–3.0] | 1.0 [1.0–2.3] | 2.0 [1.0–3.0] | p = 0.002 |
General Care Floor Admission for Observation (yes) | 315 (54.7%) | 190 (62.7%) | 125 (45.8%) | |
Operative Procedure$ | 128 (22.2%) | 68 (22.4%) | 60 (22.0%) | p = 0.973 |
Admitted to PICU setting | 195 (33.9%) | 79 (26.1%) | 116 (42.5%) | p < 0.001 |
PICU Utilization and Injury Characteristics | ||||
PICU Cohort n = 195 | Minority Children n = 79 | White Children n = 116 | ||
PICU LOS (days) | 1.0 [0.7–2.5] | 1.4 [0.7–3.9] | 0.9 [0.7–1.9] | p = 0.032 |
Hospital LOS (days)** | 3.0 [2.0–7.0] | 4.0 [2.0–10.0] | 3.0 [2.0–5.0] | p = 0.053 |
ISS in PICU Patients | 9 [5.0–16.0] | 10.0 [5.0–19.0] | 9.0 [5.0–14.0] | p = 0.045 |
Mild Injury (ISS < 8) | 72 (36.9%) | 24 (30.4%) | 48 (41.4%) | p = 0.158 |
Moderate Injury (ISS 8–10) | 79 (40.5%) | 29 (36.7%) | 50 (43.1%) | p = 0.457 |
Severe Injury (ISS > 16) | 44 (22.6%) | 26 (32.9%) | 18 (15.5%) | p = 0.007 |
Reason for PICU Admission | p = 0.007 | |||
At Risk for Organ Failure | 98 (50.3%) | 30 (38.0%) | 68 (58.7%) | |
Organ Failure | 97 (50.0%) | 49 (62.0%) | 48 (41.4%) |