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. 2025 May 12;33:82. doi: 10.1186/s13049-025-01407-1

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study patients

Total n = 19,054 Survived n = 16,252 Death n = 2801 p value
Age (years) 31 [24; 43] 30 [23; 42] 35 [25; 48]  < 0.001
 16–40 years 13,716 [72.0] 11,929 [73.4] 1,787 [63.8]
 41–65 years 4,575 [24.0] 3,785 [23.3] 790 [28.2]
 66–80 years 674 [3.5] 489 [3.0] 185 [6.6]
 > 80 years 89 [0.5] 49 [0.3] 40 [1.4]  < 0.001
Gender
 Male 16,000 [84.0] 13,656 [84.0] 2,344 [83.7]
 Female 3,054 [16.0] 2,596 [16.0] 458 [16.3] 0.620
Type of injury
 Blunt 10,562 [55.4] 8,794 [54.1] 1,768 [63.1]
 Penetrating 6,179 [32.4] 5,567 [34.3] 612 [21.8]
 Combined 2,313 [12.1] 1,891 [11.6] 422 [15.1]  < 0.001
Vital parameters
 SBP (mmHg) 96 [80; 110] 100 [86; 111] 90 [70; 100]  < 0.001
 HR (per minute) 105 [90; 120] 102 [90; 118] 110 [96; 126]  < 0.001
 RR (per minute) 22 [20; 26] 22 [20; 26] 24 [20; 30]  < 0.001
 Shock 3,077 [16.1] 2,242 [13.8] 835 [29.8]  < 0.001
CRT groups
 0–2s 6756 [35.5] 6069 [37.3] 687 [24.5]
 > 2–4s 9142 [48.0] 7772 [47.8] 1,370 [48.9]
 > 4s 3156 [16.6] 2411 [14.8] 745 [26.6]  < 0.001
28-day mortality
 Survived 16,252 [85.3] 16,252 [100.0] 0 [0.0]
 Dead 2,802 [14.7] 0 [0.0] 2,802 [100.0]  < 0.001
Cause of death
 Bleed 902 [4.7] n.a 902 [32.2]
 Head injury 1,154 [6.1] n.a 1,154 [41.2]
 VTE 80 [0.4] n.a 80 [2.9]
 Other 666 [3.5] n.a 666 [23.8]  < 0.001
Secondary outcomes
 Transfusion 9,534 [50.0] 7,702 [47.4] 1,832 [65.4]  < 0.001
 Surgery 9,580 [50.3] 8,139 [50.1] 1,441 [51.4] 0.188
 VTE 334 [1.8] 193 [1.2] 141 [5.0]  < 0.001

CRT central capillary refill time, HR heart rate, N absolute count, RR respiratory rate, s seconds, SBP systolic blood pressure, Surgery: need for surgical intervention, VTE thromboembolic event