Table 2

Hospital course and outcome data of patients admitted to the Puerto Rico Trauma Hospital by mental disorder status

CharacteristicTotal cohort
(n=23 500)
n (%)
Mental disorder
(n=2544)
n (%)
No mental disorder
(n=20 956)
n (%)
P value
Admission to TICU
 Yes4104 (17.5)511 (20.1)3593 (17.2)<0.001
TICU LOS, days
 Mean (SD)21.1 (24.1)22.0 (27.4)21.0 (23.6)
 Median (IQR)15 (19)15 (19)15 (19)0.697
MV required
 Yes5272 (22.4)620 (24.4)4652 (22.2)0.013
MV, days
 Mean (SD)17.0 (22.4)19.1 (26.5)16.8 (21.8)
 Median (IQR)11 (19)12 (20)11 (19)0.015
Hospital LOS, days
 Mean (SD)17.1 (27.8)20.1 (31.0)16.8 (27.4)
 Median (IQR)9 (15)11 (19)9 (15)<0.001
In-hospital mortality
 Dead2505 (10.7)292 (11.5)2213 (10.6)0.157
  • LOS, length of stay; MV, mechanical ventilation; TICU, trauma intensive care unit.