Patientcharacteristics and clinical course
| All injuries (n=63) | Orthopedic injury (n=18) | Facial injury (n=30) | Cranial injury (n=15) | P values | |
| Patient demographics | |||||
| Age (years) | 40.19±13.29 | 41.83±15.52 | 40.73±12.56 | 37.13±12.21 | 0.69 |
| Male, n (%) | 42 (66.7) | 12 (66.7) | 23 (76.7) | 7 (46.7) | 0.14 |
| Out-of-town visitor, n (%) | 2 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.3) | 1 (6.7) | 0.56 |
| Injury context | |||||
| Motor vehicle involvement, n (%) | 16 (25.4) | 7 (38.9) | 4 (13.3) | 5 (33.3) | 0.11 |
| Helmet use, n (%) | 2 (3.2) | 2 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.08 |
| Any intoxication, n (%)* | 37 (58.7) | 6 (33.3) | 23 (76.7) | 8 (53.3) | 0.01 |
| Positive BAL, n (%)† | 34 (54.0) | 5 (27.8) | 21 (70.0) | 8 (53.3) | 0.02 |
| Positive urine toxicology, n (%) | 11 (17.5) | 2 (11.1) | 9 (30.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.03 |
| Clinical course | |||||
| BIBA, n (%)‡ | 50 (79.4) | 14 (77.8) | 24 (80.0) | 12 (80.0) | 0.98 |
| Surgery, n (%) | 18 (28.6) | 5 (27.8) | 11 (36.7) | 2 (13.3) | 0.20 |
| Length of stay (days) | 3.90±8.72 | 6.61±14.56 | 2.27±2.69 | 3.93±7.03 | 0.18 |
P-values <0.05 bolded.
*Intoxication defined as defined by clinical evaluation, positive BAL or urine toxicology.
†BAL >11 mmol/L.
‡Patient brought in by ambulance (BIBA).
BAL, blood alcohol level.