Table 5.
Variables contributing to the physiologic score changes in the all-variable generalized linear models
| All | ISS >8 subgroup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate (95 % CI) | p | Estimate (95 % CI) | p | |
| Variables contributing to respiratory rate score changes | ||||
| Intercept | 0.21 (0.08–0.35) | 0.002 | 0.50 (0.25–0.75) | <.0001 |
| Analgesia (pentazocine vs. no analgesia) | 0.20 (0.10–0.30) | <.0001 | 0.21 (0.04–0.38) | 0.015 |
| Analgesia (ketamine vs. pentazocine) | −0.04 (−0.12–0.04) | 0.35 | 0.01 (−0.13–0.15) | 0.88 |
| Gender (male vs. female) | −0.03 (−0.07–0.02) | 0.21 | 0.00 (−0.07–0.07) | 0.98 |
| Age (years) | 0.00 (0.00–0.00) | 0.86 | 0.00 (−0.01–0.00) | 0.50 |
| Time from injury to first medical assistance (hours) | −0.03 (−0.07–0.00) | 0.04 | −0.04 (−0.09–0.02) | 0.21 |
| Time from injury to arrival at the hospital (hours) | 0.02 (0.00–0.03) | 0.02 | 0.01 (−0.02–0.03) | 0.53 |
| Injury severity score (ISS) | 0.01 (0.01–0.02) | <.0001 | 0.00 (−0.01–0.01) | 0.97 |
| Blunt type of injury | 0.00 (−0.04–0.04) | 0.95 | −0.02 (−0.09–0.05) | 0.55 |
| Variables contributing to the change in the blood pressure rated score | ||||
| Intercept | 0.38 (0.23–0.53) | <.0001 | 0.60 (0.33–0.86) | <.0001 |
| Analgesia (pentazocine vs. no analgesia) | 0.28 (0.17–0.38) | <.0001 | 0.23 (0.06–0.41) | 0.01 |
| Analgesia (ketamine vs. pentazocine) | 0.03 (−0.06–0.12) | 0.52 | 0.16 (0.02–0.31) | 0.03 |
| Gender (male vs. female) | −0.01 (−0.06–0.03) | 0.60 | −0.01 (−0.08–0.07) | 0.89 |
| Age (years) | 0.00 (−0.01–0.00) | 0.03 | 0.00 (−0.01–0.00) | 0.32 |
| Time from injury to first medical assistance (hours) | 0.03 (0.00–0.07) | 0.08 | 0.02 (−0.03–0.08) | 0.44 |
| Time from injury to arrival at the hospital (hours) | −0.01 (−0.03–0.01) | 0.20 | 0.00 (−0.03–0.02) | 0.80 |
| Injury severity score (ISS) | 0.02 (0.01–0.02) | <.0001 | 0.00 (−0.01–0.01) | 0.78 |
| Blunt type of injury | −0.05 (−0.09–0.00) | 0.03 | −0.08 (−0.15 – −0.01) | 0.03 |
| Variables contributing to consciousness rated score changes | ||||
| Intercept | 0.43 (0.28–0.59) | <.0001 | 0.52 (0.24–0.80) | 0.0003 |
| Analgesia (pentazocine vs. no analgesia) | −0.18 (−0.29– −0.07) | 0.001 | −0.18 (−0.37–0.00) | 0.06 |
| Analgesia (ketamine vs. pentazocine) | −0.03 (−0.13–0.06) | 0.51 | 0.08 (−0.07–0.24) | 0.29 |
| Gender (male vs. female) | 0.00 (−0.04–0.05) | 0.88 | −0.01 (−0.09–0.06) | 0.71 |
| Age (years) | 0.00 (−0.01–0.00) | 0.14 | 0.00 (−0.01–0.00) | 0.41 |
| Time from injury to first medical assistance (hours) | 0.01 (−0.03–0.04) | 0.64 | 0.01 (−0.05–0.07) | 0.71 |
| Time from injury to arrival at the hospital (hours) | 0.00 (−0.01–0.02) | 0.77 | −0.01 (−0.03–0.02) | 0.67 |
| Injury severity score (ISS) | 0.02 (0.01–0.02) | <.0001 | 0.01 (0.00–0.02) | 0.01 |
| Blunt type of injury | 0.05 (0.00–0.09) | 0.04 | 0.01 (−0.07–0.08) | 0.88 |