Treatment, outcomes and case costs in patients admitted after sledging-related injuries
| Total N=193 (%) | Male N=85 (%) | Female N=108 (%) | P value* | |
| Treatment | ||||
| Conservative | 148 (77) | 66 (78) | 82 (77) | 0.868 |
| Surgical | 44 (23) | 19 (22) | 25 (23) | |
| Hospital admission | 55 (29) | 19 (22) | 36 (33) | 0.093 |
| Outcomes | ||||
| Mortality 30 days | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.000 |
| ICU admission | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 0.193* |
| Ventilator requirements | 1 (0.5) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0.258 |
| Hospital LOS† | 5 (4–8) | 5 (4–8) | 5 (3–10) | 0.901 |
| Case costs (Swiss francs), median (IQR) | 1009 (458–5923) | 837 (422–3077) | 1191 (484–6607) | 0.190 |
The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare continuous variables, and the χ2 test to compare categorical variables unless indicated otherwise.
*Fisher’s exact test.
†For the 55 patients who were admitted to the hospital.
ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay.