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Table 4 ISS, ICU admission, LOS, and mortality of GSW versus BW

From: Epidemiological characteristics and comparative outcome of blast versus gunshot injuries of the extremities in Somalia

Variable

No. of patients/%

Mechanism of injury

P-value

95% CI

OR

GSW (n = 222)

BW (n = 111)

ISS

   

0.001

0.782–2.068

1.272

1–8

57 (17.1%)

37 (16.7%)

20 (18%)

9–15

131 (39.3%)

101 (45.5%)

30 (27%)

16–24

113 (33.9%)

74 (33.3%)

39 (35.1%)

 > 24

32 (9.6%)

10 (4.5%)

22 (19.8%)

ICU

   

0.001

0.281–2.246

0.795

Yes

34 (10.2%)

14 (6.3%)

20 (18%)

No

299 (89.8%)

208 (93.7%)

91 (82%)

Mean ± SD

 

2 ± 2

4 ± 3

LOS (days)

   

0.04

0.665–1.476

0.991

0–7

163 (49%)

111 (50%)

52 (46.8%)

8–14

93 (27.9%)

68 (30.6%)

25 (22.5%)

 > 14

77 (23.1%)

43 (19.4%)

34 (30.6%)

Mean ± SD

 

11 ± 10

13 ± 16

Mortality

   

0.01

0.000

0.000

Yes

3 (0.9%)

0 (0%)

3 (2.7%)

No

330 (99.1%)

222 (100%)

108 (97.3%)