Table 2 Patient demographics
From: The association between nurse staffing and hospital outcomes in injured patients
Number of patients | 70,142 |
|---|---|
Age, median and inter-quartile range | 47 (26,72) |
Female, No. (%) | 28,225 (40.2) |
Injury mechanism, No. (%) | |
Blunt trauma | 33,066 (47.1) |
Motor Vehicle Accident | 12,824 (18.3) |
Gunshot | 2,587 (3.69) |
Stab | 3,684 (5.25) |
Pedestrian trauma | 5,673 (8.09) |
Low-fall | 12,308 (17.6) |
Outcomes, No. (%) | |
In-hospital mortality | 2,190 (3.12) |
Healthcare Associated Infections, total | 1,951 (2.78) |
Sepsis | 776 (1.11) |
Pneumonia | 796 (1.13) |
Staphylococcus infections | 1,044 (1.49) |
Clostridium difficile Infection | 249 (0.35) |