Table 3.
Incidence of pulmonary failure in univariate conditions
| |
Pulmonary failure |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | No [%] | Yes [%] | |
| PMCs |
18.7 |
26 |
<0.0001 |
| ISS ≥ 25 |
11.5 |
26.6 |
<0.0001 |
| Sepsis |
15.5 |
58.1 |
<0.0001 |
| Early termination of regular ER diagnostics due to emergency operation |
19.4 |
32 |
<0.0001 |
| Glasgow coma scale ≤ 8 |
18 |
26.7 |
<0.0001 |
| Lung injury (AISthorax ≥3) |
12.6 |
26.8 |
<0.0001 |
| Liver injury (AISadomen ≥3) |
19.9 |
31.1 |
<0.0001 |
| Male gender |
16.2 |
22 |
<0.0001 |
| Blunt trauma |
17 |
20.7 |
0.051 |
| Age ≥ 60 years |
19.4 |
25 |
<0.0001 |
| AIShead ≥ 3 |
20.2 |
20.8 |
0.387 |
| AISthorax ≥ 3 |
12.6 |
25.9 |
<0.0001 |
| AISabdomen ≥ 3 |
18.9 |
26.1 |
<0.0001 |
| AISextremity ≥ 3 |
18.7 |
23.4 |
<0.0001 |
| Isolated TBI |
21.9 |
10.6 |
<0.0001 |
| Prehospital blood pressure ≤ 90 mmHg |
18.9 |
28.4 |
<0.0001 |
| Blood pressure in the ER ≤ 90 mmHg on admission |
19.2 |
32.5 |
<0.0001 |
| Administration of PRBC |
16 |
30.3 |
<0.0001 |
| Ttransfusion of ≥ 10 PRBC s |
18.8 |
39.1 |
<0.0001 |
| Surgical interventions |
10.8 |
22.4 |
<0.0001 |
| Admission during night shift | 20.9 | 19.5 | 0.106 |
Abbreviations: PMC, Pre-existing Medical Condition; ISS, Injury Severity Score; ER, Emergency Room; AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury; PRBC, Packed Red Blood Cell.