Table 4

Management outcome of road traffic injury victims; 6 May; 2019 to February 2020

VariablesCategoryFrequencyPercentage
Decision at OPD (Out Patient Department)Sent home same day7616.7%
Admitted to hospital37883.3%
Reason for admissionRequires surgery or resuscitation25667.73%
Requires close observation12232.27%
Commonly performed procedureDebridement6428.9%
Craniotomy2511.3%
POP5223.5%
Wiring and pin traction177.6%
Wound repair2210%
Chest tube125.4%
IMN188%
Laparotomy41.8%
Others73.1%
Mean hospital stay6.6±9.8 days
Reason for dischargeOn medical advise32471.4%
Died7115.6%
Against medical advice388.4%
Referred214.6%
  • IMN, intramedullary nailing; POP, plaster of paris.