Table 1 Patient characteristics of included and not included patients with a severe or major hand injury
Included | Not included | |
|---|---|---|
n = 45 | N = 87 | |
Gender | ||
Female/Male | 9 (20)/36 (80) | 12 (14)/75 (86) |
Age | ||
(years) | 42 (16–64) | 37 (16–65) |
HISS | 154 (52–414) | 82 (51–268) |
Injury severity group | ||
Major | 36 (80) | 29 (34) |
Severe | 9 (20) | 57 (66) |
Emergency surgery | ||
(minutes) | 336 (32–1879) | |
Type of injury | ||
Amputation | 13 (29) | |
Complex | 18 (40) | |
Nerve/Full-house | 13 (29) | |
Burn | 1 (2) | |
Reconstruction of blood vessels by microsurgery | ||
yes | 21 (47) | |
no | 24 (53) | |
Cause of injury | ||
Crush | 17 (38) | |
Cut | 27 (60) | |
Burn | 1 (2) | |
Type of work | ||
Manual | 28 (62) | |
Non-manual | 11 (24) | |
Self employed | 2 (5) | |
Students/early retirement/long-term sick leave | 4 (9) |