Clinical Study
Is Blood Alcohol Level a Good Predictor for Injury Severity Outcomes in Motor Vehicle Crash Victims?
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of patients.
| | | | No ETOH Group () | Low ETOH Group () | High ETOH Group () | Total () | value# |
| | Severe head injury | % | 66.5 | 68.5 | 59.8 | 64.85 | 0.016 | | Severe chest injury | % | 56.9 | 54.8 | 48.5 | 54.64 | 0.023 | | Severe abdomen injury | % | 25.3 | 28.1 | 28.8 | 26.44 | NSS | | Severe extremity injury | % | 5.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 4.18 | 0.012 | | ISS | Mean (SE) | 31.3 (0.3) | 32.4 (0.7) | 30.3 (0.5) | 31.2 (0.3) | NSS* | | Length of stay (days) | Mean (SE) | 22.6 (0.7) | 21.3 (1.4) | 22.7 (1.4) | 22.5 (0.6) | NSS* | | Mortality | % | 15.5 | 16.9 | 13.6 | 15.15 | NSS |
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#Comparing high ETOH group with the low/no ETOH groups.
*ANOVA was performed.
NSS: not statistically significant.
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