Table 2: Cox proportional hazard ratios, 95% confidence intervals, and p-values for all variables included in the models of mortality at 4 hours, 24 hours, and 30 days.
HR = Hazard Ratio; GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale; ISS = Injury Severity Score. For variables with groups in parentheses, the former was compared with the latter (the reference).
| Variable | HR (95% CI), 4-hour mortality |
P-value, 4-hour mortality |
HR (95% CI), 24-hour mortality |
P-value, 24-hour mortality |
HR (95% CI), 30-day mortality |
P-value, 30-day mortality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received Plasma in 4 hours | 0.610 (0.430-0.864) | 0.005 | 0.894 (0.706-1.131) | 0.350 | 1.132 (0.961 - 1.334) | 0.138 |
| Received blood product transfusion in 4 hours | ||||||
| Red blood cells | 2.190 (1.524-3.147) | < 0.001 | 2.068 (1.634-2.617) | < 0.001 | 1.458 (1.255 - 1.693) | < 0.001 |
| Platelets | 0.892 (0.598-1.330) | 0.575 | 1.004 (0.789-1.279) | 0.972 | 1.149 (0.980 - 1.347) | 0.088 |
| Whole blood | 0.999 (0.629-1.586) | 0.995 | 0.917 (0.662-1.270) | 0.600 | 1.117 (0.900 - 1.387) | 0.317 |
| Total transfusion requirement in 4 hours | 1.000 (1.000-1.000) | 0.696 | 1.000 (1.000-1.000) | 0.718 | 1.000 (1.000 - 1.000) | 0.821 |
| Age | 0.936 (0.908-0.965) | < 0.001 | 0.976 (0.958-0.995) | 0.015 | 0.977 (0.966 - 0.988) | < 0.001 |
| Sex (Female vs. Male) | 0.937 (0.683-1.287) | 0.688 | 0.891 (0.742-1.071) | 0.218 | 0.929 (0.828 - 1.043) | 0.215 |
| Mechanism of injury | ||||||
| Blunt | Reference | n/a | Reference | n/a | Reference | n/a |
| Penetrating | 6.873 (5.044-9.366) | < 0.001 | 4.477 (3.620-5.537) | < 0.001 | 3.779 (3.307 - 4.318) | < 0.001 |
| Mixed | 3.754 (0.754-18.697) | 0.106 | 2.983 (1.178-7.552) | 0.021 | 1.744 (0.805 - 3.778) | 0.158 |
| Other | 0.987 (0.534-1.823) | 0.967 | 1.334 (0.991-1.798) | 0.058 | 1.293 (1.061 - 1.576) | 0.011 |
| Interfacility (Transferred vs. Not transferred) | 0.685 (0.499-0.940) | 0.019 | 0.823 (0.685-0.989) | 0.037 | 0.866 (0.777 - 0.964) | 0.009 |
| Shock (Present vs. Absent) | 1.222 (0.911-1.640) | 0.181 | 1.513 (1.258-1.820) | < 0.001 | 1.468 (1.310 - 1.645) | < 0.001 |
| Total GCS | 0.628 (0.549-0.720) | < 0.001 | 0.667 (0.628-0.707) | < 0.001 | 0.686 (0.666 - 0.707) | < 0.001 |
| ISS | 1.022 (1.011-1.034) | < 0.001 | 1.018 (1.010-1.027) | < 0.001 | 1.017 (1.013 - 1.022) | < 0.001 |
| Pediatric trauma center level verification | ||||||
| Level 1 | Reference | n/a | Reference | n/a | Reference | n/a |
| Level 2 | 0.947 (0.624-1.438) | 0.798 | 0.979 (0.716-1.337) | 0.892 | 1.015 (0.864 - 1.193) | 0.856 |
| Level 3 | 1.286 (0.964-1.717) | 0.087 | 1.505 (1.227-1.847) | < 0.001 | 1.304 (1.154 - 1.472) | < 0.001 |
| Insurance Status, no (%) | ||||||
| Governmental | Reference | n/a | Reference | n/a | Reference | n/a |
| Private | 1.162 (0.846-1.597) | 0.354 | 1.180 (0.991-1.404) | 0.063 | 1.021 (0.915 - 1.139) | 0.707 |
| Other | 2.134 (1.554-2.930) | <0.001 | 1.956 (1.569-2.438) | < 0.001 | 1.749 (1.501 - 2.037) | < 0.001 |