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Table 3.

Quantitative synthesis of systematic review.

Author, Year Average age (years) % Male % Road traffic injuries (RTIs) % Stabbing or gunshot % Blunt force % Fall % Other cause Trauma scoring system(s) used (see below for abbreviations)
Demyttenaere et al. 2009 [4] 26 (mean) 75 50 10 15 10 2 KTS
Haghparast-Bidgoli et al. 2013 [8] 31 (mean), 26 (median) 78 47 Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned GCS, ISS
Hashmi et al. 2013 [9] Most patients 26–35 87 59 19.6 0 5.6 9.1 GCS, ISS, RTS
Kobusingye et al. 2002 [13] 24 (mean) 73 50 16 0 13 KTS
Laing et al. 2014 [17] 28 (mean) 82 Not documented 40.5 54.7 (includes RTIs) 0 4.8 ISS
Mehmood et al. 2013 [20] 27 (mean) 72 33 7 0 37 16 GCS, ISS, RTS, TRISS
Nottidge et al. 2014 [25] Most patients 20–39 74 “Most” Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned AIS. ISS
Ordóñez et al. 2012 [29] 31 (mean) 67 21 19.8 0 33.7 20.8 GCS, ISS, RTS
Petroze et al. 2014 [32] 30 (mean), 27 (median) 75 48 4 14 28 6 GCS
Rabbani and Moini 2007 [34] 28 (mean) 78 46 5.1 14.9 19 0 AIS, ASCOT, ISS, TRISS
Roy et al. 2010 [37] 30 (mean) 84 46 0 0 17 29 Not mentioned
Sabariah et al. 2008 [38] Most patients 15–24 84 73 Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned GCS, ISS
Samuel et al. 2010 [39] 26 (median) 76 43 0 0 13.5 29.6 Not mentioned
Schuurman et al. 2011 [40] Most patients 20–39 75 22 22 16 0 0 AIS, ISS, KTS
Seidenberg et al. 2014 [41] 24 (median) 72 26 3.4 2.7 26.3 25.8 KTS
Ward et al. 2010 [44] Most under 29 64 17 27.4 17 44 3.6 Not mentioned

Abbreviations of trauma scores: AIS: Abbreviated Injury Scale; ASCOT: A Severity Characterization Of Trauma; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; ISS: Injury Severity Score; KTS: Kampala Trauma Score; RTS: Revised Trauma Score; TRISS: Trauma and Injury Severity Score.

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