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Table 2 Comparison of injury severity and outcomes between pre-lockdown and during-lockdown periods at the Puerto Rico Trauma Hospital, by selected mechanisms of injury

From: The effect of the lockdown executive order during the COVID-19 pandemic in recent trauma admissions in Puerto Rico

Characteristic

Total

Pre-lockdown

Lockdown

p-value

Motor Vehicle Accident

Injury Severity Score

(n = 400)

(n = 352)

(n = 48)

 

  Mean ± SD

14.3 ± 9.1

14.5 ± 9.2

12.3 ± 7.7

0.118

  Median (IQR)

13 (9)

13 (9)

10.5 (10.5)

Hospital LOS, days

(n = 398)

(n = 350)

(n = 48)

 

  Mean ± SD

15.9 ± 20.1

15.6 ± 19.8

18.7 ± 22.5

0.703

  Median (IQR)

9 (13)

9 (11)

10.5 (17)

In-Hospital Mortality, n (%)

(n = 398)

(n = 350)

(n = 48)

 

  Dead

32 (8.0)

25 (7.1)

7 (14.6)

0.088

  Alive

366 (92.0)

325 (92.9)

41 (85.4)

Assault

Injury Severity Score

(n = 243)

(n = 214)

(n = 29)

 

  Mean ± SD

13.2 ± 8.9

13.4 ± 8.7

11.3 ± 9.7

0.064

  Median (IQR)

10 (8)

10 (9)

10 (9)

Hospital LOS, days

(n = 242)

(n = 213)

(n = 29)

 

  Mean ± SD

13.4 ± 17.4

13.3 ± 16.6

13.6 ± 22.6

0.248

  Median (IQR)

8 (12)

8 (11)

7 (10)

In-Hospital Mortality, n (%)

(n = 242)

(n = 213)

(n = 29)

 

  Dead

17 (7.0)

13 (6.1)

4 (13.8)

0.130

  Alive

225 (93.0)

200 (93.9)

25 (86.2)

Fall

Injury Severity Score

(n = 222)

(n = 183)

(n = 39)

 

  Mean ± SD

12.3 ± 7.0

12.5 ± 7.1

11.1 ± 6.0

0.346

  Median (IQR)

9 (9)

9 (8)

9 (9)

Hospital LOS, days

(n = 221)

(n = 182)

(n = 39)

 

  Mean ± SD

13.2 ± 16.6

13.5 ± 17.0

11.8 ± 14.3

0.147

  Median (IQR)

8 (10)

8 (10)

5 (9)

In-Hospital Mortality, n (%)

(n = 221)

(n = 182)

(n = 39)

 

  Dead

21 (9.5)

16 (8.8)

5 (12.8)

0.545

  Alive

200 (90.5)

166 (91.2)

34 (87.2)

Pedestrian

Injury Severity Score

(n = 148)

(n = 131)

(n = 17)

 

  Mean ± SD

15.6 ± 8.7

15.9 ± 9.1

12.9 ± 5.3

0.682

  Median (IQR)

14 (11.5)

16 (13)

9 (8)

Hospital LOS, days

(n = 148)

(n = 131)

(n = 17)

 

  Mean ± SD

23.5 ± 31.2

23.0 ± 31.4

27.4 ± 29.7

0.094

  Median (IQR)

12 (23)

12 (22)

16 (37)

In-Hospital Mortality, n (%)

(n = 148)

(n = 131)

(n = 17)

 

  Dead

28 (18.9)

28 (21.4)

0 (0)

0.043

  Alive

120 (81.1)

103 (78.6)

17 (100)

  1. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, LOS length of stay
  2. Fisher’s exact test