Patterns and Predictors of Timely Presentation and Outcomes of Polytrauma Patients Referred to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania

Table 2

Referral characteristics and timing of presentation of referral polytrauma patients who presented to the EMD-MNH, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Variables	Median (IQR)	Frequency, n (%) N = 120
Distance between facilities	8.1 (6.9–23.15)
0 to 20 km		82 (68.3)
21 to 40 km		22 (18.3)
More than 40 km		16 (13.4)
Time from injury to first hospital
Median time (minutes) (IQR)	40 (33–50)
<60 mins		96 (80.0)
60–120 mins		24 (20.0)
Length of stay at referring hospital
Median time (minutes) (IQR)	283 (240–350)
Overall time from injury to MNH
Median time (minutes) (IQR)	377 (314–469)
≤360 minutes		55 (45.8)
>360 minutes		65 (54.2)