Clinical Outcomes and Predictors of Patients with Fracture in Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North West Ethiopia: A Prospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of patients with fracture in DMCSH, 2021.

Variables	Category	Exposed frequency	Nonexposed frequency	Total frequency (%)
Mode of arrival	Ambulance	9	56	65 (31.4)
	Public transport	57	80	137 (66.1)
	Traditional carry	3	2	5 (2.5)
Treatment category	Inpatient	24	95	119 (57.5)
	Outpatient	45	43	88 (42.5)
History of previous fracture	Yes	16	16	32 (15.5)
	No	53	122	175 (85.5)
Delay to receive care	Yes	50	42	92 (44.4)
	No	19	96	115 (55.6)
Types of fracture	Closed	39	52	91 (44.0)
	Compound	30	86	116 (56.0)
Fracture site	Upper limb	32	49	81 (39.1)
	Lower limb	32	60	92 (44.4)
	Upper and lower	2	27	29 (14.0)
	Others	3	2	5 (2.5)
Number of fractures	One	54	82	136 (65.7)
	Two	12	36	48 (23.2)
	Three and above	3	20	23 (11.1)
Mechanism of injury	RTA	16	47	63 (30.4)
	Failing accident	33	18	51 (24.6)
	Stick injury	11	41	52 (25,1)
	Bullet injury	4	25	29 (14.0)
	Others	5	7	12 (5.7)
Condition during arrival	Critical	18	92	110 (53.1)
	Stable	51	46	97 (46.9)
Comorbidity	Yes	13	19	32 (15.5)
	No	56	119	175 (84.5)
Complication	Yes	51	48	99 (47.8)
	No	18	90	108 (52.2)