Table 5.
Characteristics of the “no code” group
| Variable | No code (N = 224) |
|---|---|
| Age | 29.4 ± 20.9 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 181 (80.8%) |
| Female | 43(19.2%) |
| Injury Type | |
| Blunt | 142(63.4%) |
| Penetrating | 65 (29%) |
| Crush | 6 (2.7%) |
| Burn | 10(4.5%) |
| Blast | 1(0.4%) |
| Critical Procedures in the ED | |
| Chest tube | 12(5.4%) |
| Endotracheal intubation | 26(11.6%) |
| Receiving blood products | 28 (12.5%) |
| MTP | 4 (1.8%) |
| Emergency operations | |
| Laparotomy | 14 (6.3%) |
| Craniotomy | 5 (2.2%) |
| Thoracotomy | 2 (0.9%) |
| Need for surgical intervention | 86 (38.4%) |
| ICU Admission | 51 (22.8%) |
| Hospital LOS | 5.9 ± 8.7 |
| Trauma scoring systems | |
| ISS | 10.9 ± 9.4 |
| ISS > 15 | 60 (26.8%) |
| NISS | 13.6 ± 12.6 |
| GCS | 14.1 ± 2.5 |
| RTS | 7.5 ± 0.8 |
| Probability of survival | 95.7 |