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Table 4 The comparison of clinical outcomes between the traditional and new model groups (n = 366)

From: The effect of a new in-hospital trauma care model on the outcomes of severely injured trauma patients in the emergency department: a retrospective observational study in China

Indicators

Traditional model group (n = 213)

New model group (n = 153)

P value

Disposition of emergency patients, n (%)

   

 DAMA

36 (16.9%)

24 (15.7%)

0.757

 Emergency surgery

46 (21.6%)

44 (28.8%)

0.117

 Trauma ward/TICU

100 (46.9%)

71 (46.4%)

0.918

 Death

21 (9.9%)

7 (4.6%)

0.061

 Others

10 (4.7%)

7 (4.6%)

0.957

Complications, n (%)

51 (23.9%)

14 (9.2%)

< 0.001

 DIC

12 (5.6%)

2 (1.3%)

0.033

 MODS

23 (10.8%)

9 (5.9%)

0.101

 ARDS

16 (7.5%)

3 (2.0%)

0.018

Length of stay, d, median (IQR)

17.5 (10.0, 26.0)

20.0 (12.0, 28.5)

0.218

In-hospital mortality, n (%)

26 (12.1%)

9 (5.9%)

0.045

  1. DAMA, discharge against medical advice; TICU, trauma intensive care unit; DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; MODS, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; IQR, interquartile range