Research Article
Epidemiology of Injuries in Belgium: Contribution of Hospital Data for Surveillance
Table 9
Vital status, discharge, and destination for all injuries and according to the 3 major E codes’ groups.
| | | All injuries | Transport | Falls | Suicide | P value |
| | Vital status | n = 17349 | n = 1839 | n = 9544 | n = 1741 | <0.001 | | Death | 726 (4.2) | 46 (2.5) | 490 (5.1) | 22 (1.3) | |
| | Type of discharge | n = 16623 | n = 1793 | n = 9054 | n = 1719 | <0.001 | | On medical advice | 15664 (94.2) | 1692 (94.4) | 8605 (95.0) | 1469 (85.5) | | | Without consent | 315 (1.9) | 22 (1.2) | 87 (1.0) | 138 (8.0) | | | Transfer for specialized care | 448 (2.7) | 65 (3.6) | 214 (2.4) | 100 (5.8) | | | Transfer for reeducation | 167 (1.0) | 17 (0.8) | 126 (1.4) | 9 (0.5) | | | Transfer for logistic reasons | 29 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (0.2) | 3 (0.2) | |
| | Type of destination | n = 16603 | n = 1790 | n = 9050 | n = 1714 | <0.001 | | Domicile | 14271 (86.0) | 1664 (93.0) | 7345 (81.2) | 1555 (90.7) | | | Another hospital | 534 (3.2) | 92 (5.1) | 329 (3.6) | 32 (1.9) | | | Elderly homes | 1452 (8.8) | 13 (0.7) | 1254 (13.9) | 12 (0.7) | | | Psychiatric homes/hospitals | 207 (1.2) | 2 (0.1) | 59 (0.6) | 98 (5.7) | | | Others | 139 (0.8) | 19 (1.1) | 63 (0.7) | 17 (1.0) | |
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Data are n (%).
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