Table 4

In-hospital complications of patients admitted to the Puerto Rico Trauma Hospital by mental disorder status

ComplicationTotal cohort
(n=23 500)
n (%)
Mental disorder
(n=2544)
n (%)
No mental disorder
(n=20 956)
n (%)
P value
Any complication5291 (22.5)739 (29.1)4552 (21.7)<0.001
Pulmonary
 ARDS688 (2.9)107 (4.2)581 (2.8)<0.001
 Pneumonia1434 (6.1)214 (8.4)1220 (5.8)<0.001
 Atelectasis201 (0.9)36 (1.4)165 (0.8)0.001
 Hemothorax399 (1.7)45 (1.8)354 (1.7)0.769
 Respiratory failure1301 (5.5)249 (9.8)1052 (5.0)<0.001
 Pleural effusion394 (1.7)57 (2.2)337 (1.6)0.019
Cardiovascular
 Arrhythmia256 (1.1)26 (1.0)230 (1.1)0.729
 Cardiac arrest389 (1.7)71 (2.8)318 (1.5)<0.001
Infectious
 Cellulitis/Traumatic injury283 (1.2)31 (1.2)252 (1.2)0.944
 Intra-abdominal abscess243 (1.0)30 (1.2)213 (1.0)0.443
 Sepsis-like syndrome305 (1.3)49 (1.9)256 (1.2)0.003
 Septicemia216 (0.9)39 (1.5)177 (0.8)0.001
 Wound infection269 (1.1)24 (0.9)245 (1.2)0.312
 CRBI205 (0.9)17 (0.7)188 (0.9)0.241
Renal/Genitourinary
 Renal failure414 (1.8)62 (2.4)352 (1.7)0.006
 Urinary tract infection382 (1.6)31 (1.2)351 (1.7)0.086
Musculoskeletal/Skin
 ECS266 (1.1)39 (1.5)227 (1.1)0.043
 Pressure ulcer322 (1.4)44 (1.7)278 (1.3)0.099
  • ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; CRBI, catheter-related blood infection; ECS, extremity compartment syndrome.