Table 1

Patients' characteristics

Total (N=254)Direct (N=87)Transfer (N=167)p Value
Age, years, median (range)50 (18–92)55 (20–91)48 (18–92)0.048*
Sex, n (%)
 Women75 (29.5)23 (26.4)52 (31.1)0.436
 Men179 (70.5)64 (73.6)115 (68.9)
Mechanism
 Traffic accident, n (%)182 (71.6)63 (73.6)118 (70.7)0.626
 Fall, n (%)44 (17.3)15 (17.2)29 (17.4)0.980
 Other, n (%)28 (12.4)8 (9.2)20 (12.0)0.502
Hypotension, n (%)37 (14.6)15 (17.2)22 (13.2)0.383
Hypertension, n (%)91 (35.8)43 (49.4)48 (28.7)0.001*
Hypothermia, n (%)62 (24.4)22 (25.3)40 (24.0)0.814
Hyperthermia, n (%)31 (12.2)8 (9.20)23 (13.8)0.290
Acidosis, n (%)38 (15.0)14 (16.1)24 (14.4)0.715
Hyperglycaemia, n (%)83 (32.7)19 (21.8)64 (38.3)0.008*
GCS score, mean (SD)5.3 (1.78)5.4 (1.92)5.3 (1.71)0.764
Surgical treatment, n (%)99 (39.0)34 (39.1)65 (38.9)0.980
Mortality, n (%)141 (55.5)55 (63.2)86 (51.5)0.074
  • * Significantly different (p<0.05).

  • Episode present during stay in emergency department.

  • GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale.