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Table 3 Demographics and outcomes of patients injured by border wall falls before and after 2018

From: Injuries from border wall falls after 2018 are more severe: a retrospective cohort study

Variable

Before 2018

After 2018

p

Number

Mean (SD)

Number

Mean (SD)

Age (years)

69

33.0 (10.5)

773

32.0 (10.3)

0.461

ISS

69

6.3 (3.8)

773

8.32 (5.5)

< 0.001

Males

42

61.0%

397

51.4%

0.134

Females

27

39.1%

376

48.6%

 

Hospital LOS (days)

69

6.7 (5.5)

773

9.5 (8.0)

0.005

ICU LOS (days)

12

4.8 (6.0)

139

3.8 (5.3)

0.54

Ventilator days

2

10.5 (12.0)

15

9.3 (9.2)

0.872

Sum hospital days

69

460

773

7316

 

Covid test positive

0

 

48

 

0.004