Patients’ background characteristics and causes of injury
| Variables | Values (n=39) |
| Age (years)* | 8.6±3.8 |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 22 (56.4) |
| Female | 17 (43.5) |
| Pediatric Trauma Score* | 10.5±1.9 |
| Glasgow Coma Scale score* | 14.8±0.8 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)* | 112.7±16.7 |
| Respiratory rate (beats per minute)* | 23.2±4.9 |
| Revised Trauma Score* | 7.8±0.3 |
| Injury Severity Score* | 10.7±6.7 |
| Mechanism, n (%) | |
| Traffic accident | 11 (28.2) |
| Bicycle accident | 6 (15.4) |
| Blow | 13 (33.3) |
| Fall | 9 (23.1) |
| Injured solid organ, n (%) | |
| Liver | 25 (64.1) |
| Spleen | 9 (23.1) |
| Pancreas | 8 (20.5) |
| Kidney | 5 (12.8) |
| Other injured organs, n (%) | |
| Thorax | 7 (17.9) |
| Extremity | 7 (17.9) |
| Face | 5 (12.8) |
| Head and neck | 4 (10.3) |
| Adrenal gland | 2 (5.1) |
*Data are presented with mean±SD.
SD, standard deviation.