Burden of Road Traffic Injuries in Tanzania: One-Year Prospective Study of Consecutive Patients in 13 Multilevel Health Facilities
Table 3
ICD-10 diagnosis and final EU disposition.
All patientsň
Discharged
Nondischargedμ
Proportion of nondischarged
valueự
ICD-10 diagnosis
N = 7, 128
3, 613
3, 515
n/N (%)
Multiple superficial injuries, unspecified
2, 535 (35.6)
1, 698 (47.0)
837 (23.8)
837/2, 535 (33.0)
Open wound of unspecified body region
1, 899 (26.6)
1, 354 (37.5)
545 (15.5)
545/1, 899 (28.7)
Intracranial injury
1, 110 (15.6)
133 (3.7)
977 (27.8)
977/1, 110 (88.0)
Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
898 (12.6)
233 (6.4)
665 (18.9)
665/898 (74.1)
Fracture of femur
466 (6.5)
13 (0.4)
453(12.9)
453/466 (97.2)
Fracture of forearm
251 (3.5)
94 (2.6)
157 (4.5)
157/251 (62.5)
Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
230 (3.2)
62 (1.7)
168 (4.8)
168/230 (73.0)
Unspecified injury of thorax
170 (2.4)
39 (1.1)
131 (3.7)
131/170 (77.1)
Sprain and strain of other and unspecified parts of foot
115 (1.6)
95 (2.6)
20 (0.6)
20/115 (17.4)
Fracture of unspecified body region
104 (1.5)
17 (0.5)
87 (2.5)
87/104 (83.7)
Fracture of skull and facial bones
84 (1.2)
19 (0.5)
65 (1.8)
65/84 (77.4)
Dislocation, sprain, and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle
79 (1.1)
36 (1.0)
43 (1.2)
43/79 (54.4)
Dislocation, sprain, and strain of joints and ligaments of knee
79 (1.1)
21 (0.6)
58 (1.7)
58/79 (73.4)
Fracture at wrist and hand level
79 (1.1)
41 (1.1)
38 (1.1)
38/79 (48.1)
Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
64 (0.9)
20 (0.6)
44 (1.3)
44/64 (68.8)
Open wounds of head, neck, and trunk
62 (0.9)
32 (0.9)
30 (0.9)
30/62 (48.4)
Dislocation, unspecified
58 (0.8)
17 (0.5)
41 (1.2)
41/58 (70.7)
Injury, unspecified
49 (0.7)
25 (0.7)
24 (0.7)
24/49 (48.9)
Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis
44 (0.6)
3 (0.1)
41 (1.2)
41/44 (93.2)
Dislocation, sprain, and strain of joints and ligaments at ankle and foot level
44 (0.6)
18 (0.5)
26 (0.7)
26/44 (59.1)
One patient may have more than one diagnosis, and they may appear more than once. ňOverall 43 patients had no final EU disposition, and 245 were missing final EU diagnosis. μNondischarged patients included patients who were admitted to the ward, taken to the operating theatre, died at EU, or referred to other facilities. ựP value for the difference of discharged versus nondischarged.
