Table 1

Study demographics

CharacteristicValue
N56
Age (mean, SD)49.3 (17.1)
Male (N, %)48 (86)
Race (N, %)
 Caucasian50 (89.3)
 Hispanic/Latino31 (55)
Injuries
 Revised Trauma Score (RTS) (median)12
  RTS breakdown (N, %)N=53 with score
  0–45 (9.4)
  5–813 (24.5)
  9–1235 (66.0)
 Mechanism of injury (N, %)
  Motor vehicle accident19 (33.9)
  Gunshot wound11 (19.6)
  Fall7 (12.5)
  Motorcycle accident5 (8.9)
  Other14 (25.0)
 Type of injuries*
  Blunt36 (64.3)
  Penetrating22 (39.3)
  Neurologic18 (32.1)
Outcome
 Time in ICU, days (mean, SD)7 (8.5)
 LOS, days (mean, SD)10 (10.7)
 Death (N, %)6 (10.7)
  • ICU, Intensive Care Unit

  • LOS, length of stay

  • *For some subjects more than one type of injury was recorded.