Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of patients in the DCO and ETC groups–inhospital care and outcome
| Parameter | DCO | ETC | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inhospital treatment | |||
| Transfusion of pRBCs in the resuscitation room | 33.9% (2774) | 13.4% (586) | < 0.001 |
| Massive transfusions (≥ 10 units of pRBCs) | 8.6% (703) | 1.8% (80) | < 0.001 |
| Intensive care | 97.1% (7958) | 96.2% (4202) | 0.006 |
| Number of surgical procedures | 7.1 (SD 6.6) | 3.7 (SD 3.4) | < 0.001 |
| Outcome | |||
| Duration of ventilationa (in days) | 2 (0–10) | 1 (0–5) | < 0.001 |
| Length of ICU staya (in days) | 8 (3–20) | 3 (2–13) | < 0.001 |
| Length of hospital staya (in days) | 26 (17–40) | 20 (14–29) | < 0.001 |
| Sepsis | 10.6% (804) | 6.1% (245) | < 0.001 |
| Multiple organ failure | 36.4% (2836) | 21.3% (876) | < 0.001 |
| Mortality within the first 24 h | 3.9% (322) | 0.8% (34) | < 0.001 |
| Pulmonary failure | 28.1% (2189) | 17.3% (711) | < 0.001 |
| Inhospital mortality | 10.8% (887) | 3.8% (167) | < 0.001 |
aExpressed as medians and interquartile ranges (IQRs)