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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Sep 17;217(6):10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.08.006. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.08.006

Table 1.

Demographic, Injury and Outcomes Characteristics for Entire Cohort (n = 1,615)

Characteristic
Demographics
 Age, y, median (IQR) 42 (25-55)
 Sex, n (%)
  Male 1,062 (66)
  Female 553 (33)
 Race/ethnicity, n (%)
  Caucasian 1,439 (89)
  African-American 101 (6.3)
  Hispanic 196 (12)
  Asian 35 (2)
  American Indian 19 (2)
Injury characteristics
 Injury Severity Score, median (IQR) 34 (24-42)
 Severe brain injury, n (%) 601 (37)
 Severe thoracic injury, n (%) 1084 (67)
 Severe abdominal injury, n (%) 725 (44)
 Severe lower extremity injury, n (%) 1002 (67)
 Severe upper extremity injury, n (%) 350 (22)
 Severe spine injury, n (%) 216 (13)
 Red blood cell transfusion in 24 h, mL, median
 (IQR)
1,700 (800 – 3150)
 Initial base deficit, median (IQR) 8.0 (6.0-11.0)
Outcomes
 Died, n (%) 179 (11)
 ICU length of stay, d, median (IQR) 12 (6 - 20)
 Hospital length of stay, d, median (IQR) 21 (31 - 32)
 Duration of mechanical ventilation, d, median (IQR) 8 (4 – 15)

Continuous data are presented as medians (25th -75th percentile) and categorical data are indicated as total for the entire cohort (%). Severe traumatic brain, thoracic, abdominal, and extremity injuries refer to the number of patients with AIS scores ≥ 3 in the indicated body region.