Effectiveness of trauma team on medical resource utilization and quality of care for patients with major trauma

Table 2 Differences of Medical Quality of Care and Medical Resource Utilization (All Patients)

	Before The Establishment of Trauma Team			After The Establishment of Trauma Team
	n	Average	SD	n	Average	SD	t	p
ICU stay	49	8.33	8.86	82	8.74	8.72	−.264	0.793
LOS	65	22.11	14.86	137	19.17	15.41	1.281	0.202
Operation waiting time	18	35.39	21.06	20	28.30	53.07	.530	0.600
Duration stay in ER	18	303.17	346.62	20	160.30	140.63	1.697	0.098
Clinical Charge	65	10,152.57	7706.77	137	8554.70	7172.98	1.444	0.150
Ward Charge	65	55,002.58	57,766.82	137	43,337.06	50,819.10	1.458	0.147
Examination Charge	64	17,551.97	24,606.29	130	11,155.54	13,646.86	1.938	0.05*
Radiology Charge	64	8786.58	8979.91	128	6177.03	9066.62	1.886	0.061
Procedure Charge	65	25,158.14	29,695.98	137	21,565.15	33,210.93	.743	0.459
Operation Charge	43	54,085.60	41,041.51	93	42,826.84	35,816.98	1.627	0.106
Total Medical Charge	65	240,386.31	243,934.49	137	179,019.39	193,284.96	1.933	0.05*

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