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Table 4

Patient clinical data.

Category MCC (n = 63) MVC (n = 39) p-value
Length of hospital stay (mean days + SD) 8.8 + 8.6 12.9 + 11.6 0.046
Length of ICU stay (mean days + SD) 0.6 + 1.2 0.6 + 0.9 0.845
% in ICU > 0 days 33.3% (20) 43.6% (17) 0.227
% intubated > 0 days 4.9% (3) 10.3% (4) 0.286
% positive drug test 42% (26) 48.7% (19) 0.504
% BAC > 0 24.2% (15) 41.0% (16) 0.098
Systolic BP (mean + SD) 126.6 + 20.3 124.1 + 17.1 0.523
GCS (mean + SD) 14.9 + 0.5 13.7 + 3.3 0.007
% head injury 9.7% (6) 23.1% (9) 0.065
% cervical injury 9.7% (6) 10.3% (4) 0.924
ISS (mean + SD) 11.2 + 6.9 13.8 + 7.7 0.084
% required surgery 87.1% (54) 87.2% (34) 0.990

MCC: motorcycle collision; MVC: motor vehicle collision; ICU: intensive care unit; BAC: blood alcohol concentration; BP: blood pressure; GCS: Glascow Coma Scale; ISS: injury severity score. Significant p-values bolded.

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