Table 3.

Causes of early or late death after TAE in 49 patients with blunt pelvic trauma

Patient	Age of patients	Pelvic fracture	Time of death	Cause of death
Early deaths (<24 h) n = 7
1	28	C1	5 h	Head injury
2	37	BC + B2	5 h	Irreversible lethal triada
3	61	C1	7 h	Irreversible lethal triada
4	27	C1	7 h	Irreversible lethal triada
5	66	C1	10 h	Irreversible lethal triada
6	19	C1	12 h	Head injury
7	66	C3	15 h	Irreversible lethal triada
Late deaths (>24 h) n = 7
1	72	C1	2 days	Head injury
2	22	C1	3 days	Head injury
3	92	A2	3 days	MOFb
4	28	C3	3 days	Cardiac arrestc
5	24	C2	7 days	MOFb
6	74	BC + B2	11 days	Head injury
7	76	C1	22 days	MOFb

BC + B2 Both-column acetabulum fracture with central dislocation of the femoral head on one side and type B lateral compression pelvic ring fracture on the other side

^aIrreversible lethal triad of acidosis, hypothermia, and coagulopathy, regardless of whether the primary pelvic bleeding was controlled in TAE

^bProlonged hypovolemia-related multiple organ failure

^cUnspecified cardiac arrest