Table 1: Characteristics of patient population.
All patients | Patients with VTE | |
n (%) | n (%) | |
Demographic characteristics | ||
Age in years - mean (SD) | 59 | 79 |
Males | 593 (58) | 1 (20) |
Ethnicity | ||
• Chinese | 769 (75) | 3 (60) |
• Indian | 103 (10) | 1 (20) |
• Malay | 98 (10) | 1 (20) |
• Other Asians | 58 (6) | 0 (0) |
Injury characteristics | ||
Mechanism | ||
• Blunt trauma | 1002 (98) | 5 (100) |
• Penetrating | 26 (2) | 0 (0) |
Injuries (selected) | ||
• Lower limb fractures | 301 (29) | 3 (60) |
- Knee and above knee fracture | 251 | 3 |
- Isolated below knee fracture | 50 | 0 |
• Pelvic fractures | 72 (7) | 0 (0) |
- ISS Score - Median (Range) | 10 (9-75) | 12 (10-43) |
VTE and admission details | ||
Chemoprophylaxis (LMWH) | 33 (3.2) | 0 (0) |
LOS in days - median | 6 | 13 |