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Table 3 Splenic injury characteristics by disposition, stratified by splenic injury grade

From: Predictors of transfer from a remote trauma facility to an urban level I trauma center for blunt splenic injuries: a retrospective observational multicenter study

Variable, n (%)

Grades 1–2, N = 30

Grades 3–5, N = 43

Admitted, N = 24 (80%)

Transferred, N = 6 (20%)

Admitted, N = 11 (26%)

Transferred, N = 32 (74%)

Age, years

 ≤ 18–25

8 (33%)

5 (83%)

6 (55%)

18 (56%)

 ≥ 26

16 (64%)

1 (17%)

5 (45%)

14 (44%)

Gender

 Female

3 (13%)

3 (50%)

0 (0%)

10 (31%)

 Male

21 (88%)

3 (50%)

11 (100%)

22 (69%)

Cause of injury

 Bike

1 (4%)

1 (17%)

0 (0%)

3 (9%)

 Fall

3 (13%)

0 (0%)

1 (9%)

1 (3%)

 MVC

5 (21%)

4 (67%)

0 (0%)

5 (16%)

 Ski/Snowboard

14 (58%)

1 (17%)

10 (91%)

22 (69%)

 Other

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (3%)

Comorbidities

 Hypertension

2 (8%)

0 (0%)

1 (9%)

0 (0%)

 COPD

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (9%)

0 (0%)

 Smoker

3 (12%)

1 (20%)

0 (0%)

3 (9%)

 None

19 (79%)

5 (83%)

9 (82%)

29 (91%)

Admission GCS

 14 to 15

24 (100%)

4 (67%)

11 (100%)

30 (94%)

 9 to 13

0 (0%)

1 (17%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 3 to 8

0 (0%)

1 (17%)

0 (0%)

2 (6%)

AIS ≥ 3 (vs. < 3)

 Head or neck

12 (75%)

2 (67%)

3 (60%)

12 (92%)

 Chest

7 (29%)

1 (25%)

11 (100%)

30 (94%)

Median (IQR) ISS

13 (8–15)

15.5 (9–25)

16 (9–16)

16 (16–21.5)

  1. MVC motor vehicle crash, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, AIS abbreviated injury scale, IQR interquartile range, ISS injury severity score. Bold numbers indicate statistical significance at p < 0.05