Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
Decision at OPD (Out Patient Department) | Sent home same day | 76 | 16.7% |
Admitted to hospital | 378 | 83.3% | |
Reason for admission | Requires surgery or resuscitation | 256 | 67.73% |
Requires close observation | 122 | 32.27% | |
Commonly performed procedure | Debridement | 64 | 28.9% |
Craniotomy | 25 | 11.3% | |
POP | 52 | 23.5% | |
Wiring and pin traction | 17 | 7.6% | |
Wound repair | 22 | 10% | |
Chest tube | 12 | 5.4% | |
IMN | 18 | 8% | |
Laparotomy | 4 | 1.8% | |
Others | 7 | 3.1% | |
Mean hospital stay | 6.6±9.8 days | ||
Reason for discharge | On medical advise | 324 | 71.4% |
Died | 71 | 15.6% | |
Against medical advice | 38 | 8.4% | |
Referred | 21 | 4.6% |
IMN, intramedullary nailing; POP, plaster of paris.