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Figures
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Number of patients versus age and mechanism. MVC, motor vehicle collisions.
- Figure 2
Median number of ribs fractured versus age and mechanism. MVC, motor vehicle collisions.
Tables
- Table 1
Patient demographics
Overall (%) 1 Rib fracture 2 Rib fractures ≥3 Rib fractures Sample size 97 10 19 68 Age 80 84.5 77 80 Gender Female 53 (55%) 6 (60%) 8 (42%) 39 (57%) Male 44 (45%) 4 (40%) 11 (58%) 29 (43%) ICU disposition 28 (29%) 0 (0%) 3 (16%) 25 (37%) Non-ICU disposition 69 (65%) 10 (100%) 16 (84%) 43 (63%) Transfer to ICU 6 (6%) 0 (0%) 2 (11%) 4 (6%) Cause of injury Fall 57 (59%) 4 (40%) 9 (47%) 44 (65%) MVC 32 (33%) 3 (30%) 8 (42%) 21 (31%) Other 8 (8%) 3 (30%) 2 (11%) 3 (4%) Median hospital LOS 4 3 3 4 Mortality 4 (4%) 0 (0%) 1 (5%) 3 (4%) ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay; MVC, motor vehicle collisions.
- Table 2
ED disposition
Variable Overall (%) ICU—ED disposition (%) Non-ICU—All (%) Non-ICU –transfer to ICU (%) Non-ICU—no transfer to ICU (%) Non-ICU—≥2 rib fractures, no ICU transfer (%) Non-ICU—sent home (%) Sample size 97 28 69 6 63 53 7 Age 80 81.5 79 84.5 78 77 80 Gender Female 53 (55%) 15 (54%) 38 (55%) 2 (33%) 36 (57%) 30 (57%) 3 (43%) Male 44 (45%) 13 (46%) 31 (45%) 4 (66%) 27 (43%) 23 (43%) 4 (57%) Median ribs fractured 3.5 5 3 4 3 3 3 Median ICU LOS 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 Median hospital LOS 4 4.5 3 6.5 3 3 1 Mortality 4 (4%) 2 (7%) 2 (3%) 2 (33%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) ED, emergency department; ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay.
- Table 3
Mechanism of injury
Mechanism Sample size (% of total) Median hospital LOS Mortality (%) ICU (%) Non-ICU (%) Transfer to ICU (%) ≥2 Rib fractures (%) Fall 57 (59%) 4 3 (5%) 17 (30%) 40 (70%) 4 (7%) 53 (93%) MVC 32 (33%) 3 1 (3%) 9 (28%) 23 (72%) 2 (6%) 29 (91%) Other 8 (8%) 3.5 0 (0%) 2 (25%) 6 (75%) 0 (0%) 5 (63%) Bicycle 4 (4%) 3 0 (0%) 2 (50%) 2 (2%) 0 (0%) 3 (75%) Pedestrian 2 (2%) 5 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%) 0 (0%) 1 (50%) Assault 1 (1%) 3 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) Motorcycle collisions 1 (1%) 7 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay; MVC, motor vehicle collisions.
- Table 4
Age groups
Age (years) Sample size (% of total) Median hospital LOS Mortality (%) ICU (%) Non-ICU (%) Transfer to ICU (%) ≥2 Rib fractures (%) 65–69 14 (14%) 2 0 (0%) 1 (7%) 13 (93%) 0 13 (93%) 70–74 16 (16%) 4 0 (0%) 7 (44%) 9 (56%) 2 (13%) 14 (88%) 75–79 18 (19%) 4 1 (6%) 5 (28%) 13 (72%) 0 17 (94%) 80–84 14 (14%) 3 0 (0%) 5 (36%) 9 (64%) 1 (7%) 13 (68%) 85–89 19 (20%) 3 1 (5%) 6 (32%) 13 (68%) 1 (5%) 15 (79%) 90–94 13 (13%) 4 2 (15%) 3 (23%) 10 (77%) 2 (15%) 12 (92%) 95–99 3 (3%) 4 0 (0%) 1 (33%) 2 (67%) 0 3 (100%) ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay.
Effects of mechanism of injury and patient age on outcomes in geriatric rib fracture patients
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