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Pattern of trauma admission and outcome among patients presented to Jimma University Specialized Hospital, south-western Ethiopia

Badhaasaa Beyene Bayissa, Seifu Alemu
DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000609 Published 3 June 2021
Badhaasaa Beyene Bayissa
1Surgery, Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Harar, Ethiopia
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    The type of motor vehicle and the position of patients during the trauma in patients admitted to Jimma University Specialized Hospital (JUSH) from August to December 2015. RTA, road traffic accident.

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    Sociodemographic characteristics of trauma admissions to Jimma University Specialized Hospital, August to December 2015

    VariablesCategoryFrequency%
    SexMale16075.8
    Female5124.2
    Age0–103315.6
    11–205325.1
    21–306731.8
    31–402511.8
    41–50167.6
    51–60104.7
    61–7073.3
    Region/zone (address)Jimma zone14769.7
    Ilu Abbor188.5
    SNNP3014.2
    Gambella62.8
    Others104.7
    • SNNP, Southern Nations, Nationalities and People.

  • Table 2

    Pattern of trauma and patient characteristic among trauma patients admitted to JUSH, August to December 2015

    VariablesCategoriesFrequency%
    Mechanism of traumaRTC8439.8
    Stab injury2511.8
    Falling injury4119.4
    Stick injury3416.1
    Sharp injury115.2
    Others104.7
    Bullet injury62.8
    Intent of injuryUnintentional15975.4
    Intentional4722.3
    Not determined52.4
    System involvedHead3215.16
    Chest146.6
    Abdomen178
    Musculoskeletal11152.6
    Two or more systems3717.5
    Position of patients during traumaPedestrian4553.5
    Passenger front sitter89.5
    Passenger back sitter78.3
    Driver1821.4
    Extra seat occupant67.1
    BP (mm Hg)>90/6017884.3
    90/602411.4
    <90/6094.3
    GCS score<852.3
    9–121821.4
    12–14115.2
    1517783.8
    PR (beats per minute)>10015978.7
    <1004321.3
    • BP, blood pressure; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; JUSH, Jimma University Specialized Hospital; PR, pulse rate; RTC, road traffic collision.

  • Table 3

    Association between predictor variables and outcome of patients admitted due to trauma to JUSH, August to December 2015

    Predictor variablesOutcome at dischargeCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)
    Alive
    (n=180)
    Died (n=31)
    SexFemale47 (92.2)4 (7.8)Reference (1)
    Male133 (83.1)27 (16.9)2.38 (1.45 to 35.65)2.3 (1.08 to 4.75)*
    BP (mm Hg)>90/60159 (89.3)19 (10.7)1
    90/6018 (75)6 (25)0.15 (0.011 to 2.11)0.53 (0.22 to 1.26)
    <90/603 (33.3)6 (66.7)0.59 (0.03 to 12.21)1.76 (0.46 to 6.78)
    GCS score<8/151 (20)4 (80)1
    9–12/1513 (72.2)5 (27.8)5.2 (2.86 to 98.44)0.11 (0.01 to 1.7)
    12–146 (54.5)5 (45.5)5.9 (.082 to 42.53)0.15 (0.01 to 3.68)
    15/15160 (90.4)17 (9.6)8.7 (0.86 to 87.44)0.04 (0.003 to 0.464)*
    Hb (g/L)<1022 (66.7)11 (33.3)1
    >10129 (92.8)10 (7.2)0.15 (0.19 to 0.41)0.25 (0.07 to 0.86)*
    Pulse rate<100140 (88.1)19 (11.9)1
    >10032 (74.4)11 (25.6)2.53 (1.1 to 5.8)4.17 (0.91 to 19.10)
    • *P<0.05.

    • AOR, adjusted OR; BP, blood pressure; COR, Crude OR; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; JUSH, Jimma University Specialized Hospital; PR, pulse rate.

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Pattern of trauma admission and outcome among patients presented to Jimma University Specialized Hospital, south-western Ethiopia
Badhaasaa Beyene Bayissa, Seifu Alemu
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open Jun 2021, 6 (1) e000609; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000609

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