Table 3 Trauma-related characteristics of trauma patients admitted to the ICU in comprehensive specialized hospitals of Northwest Ethiopia, 2022
Variables | Categories | Total (N = 392) | Outcome status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Death (N = 392) | Censored (N = 227) | |||
Cause of injury | RTA | 100(25.5%) | 46(46.0%) | 54(54.0%) |
Fall down accident | 51(13.0%) | 25(49.0%) | 26(51.0%) | |
Violence | 231(58.9%) | 89(38.5%) | 142(61.5%) | |
Burn | 10(2.6%) | 5(50.0% | 5(50%) | |
Mechanism of injury | Penetrating | 296(75.5%) | 123(41.6%) | 173(58.4%) |
Blunt | 96(24.5%) | 42(43.8%) | 54(56.2%) | |
Area of Injury | Head | 175(44.7%) | 54(30.9%) | 121(69.1%) |
Chest | 24(6.1%) | 5(20.8%) | 19(79.2%) | |
Abdomen | 60(15.3%) | 34(56.7%) | 26(43.3%) | |
Others * | 15(3.8%) | 5(33.3%) | 10(66.7%) | |
Poly-trauma | 118(30.1%) | 68(57.6%) | 50(42.4%) | |
Intention of injury | Unintentional | 160(40.8%) | 76(47.5%) | 84(52.5%) |
Intentional | 232(59.2%) | 89(38.4%) | 143(61.6%) | |
Time elapsed until care |  < 6 h | 189(48.2%) | 76(40.2%) | 113(59.8%) |
6–12 h | 78(19.9%) | 31(39.7%) | 47(60.3%) | |
 > 12 h | 125(31.9%) | 58(46.4%) | 67(53.6%) | |