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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Injury. 2015 Oct 28;47(1):77–82. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.10.004

Table 2.

Adverse occurrences and their univariate associations with mortality.

Adverse Occurrence n Association with mortality
RR 95%CI p
ARDS 59 10.40 (7.23– 14.94) 0.00
Acute Respiratory Failure 240 4.39 (3.16– 6.1) 0.00
Apiration Pneumonia 205 3.86 (2.67– 5.59) 0.00
Atelectasis 154 2.94 (1.83– 4.75) 0.00
Pneumonia 422 3.01 (2.2– 4.11) 0.00
Pneumothorax 30 3.68 (1.47– 9.23) 0.02
Pulmonary Embolism 57 2.91 (1.36– 6.27) 0.02
Extremity Compartment Syndrome 46 1.79 (.6– 5.38) 0.24
Deep Venous Thrombosis 289 1.54 (.94– 2.52) 0.11
Arrhythmia 149 7.62 (5.62– 10.33) 0.00
Transfusion Reaction 3 9.13 (1.84– 45.43) 0.11
Coagulopathy 95 13.55 (10.44– 17.58) 0.00
Pleural Effusion 64 2.59 (1.2– 5.6) 0.03
Hypothermia 5 16.55 (8.02– 34.15) 0.00
Post-operative Haemorrhage 23 4.80 (1.96– 11.79) 0.01
Cardiopulmonary Arrest 79 16.79 (13.2– 21.34) 0.00
Acute Kidney Injury 74 13.60 (10.27– 18.01) 0.00
Hepatic Failure 5 16.55 (8.02– 34.15) 0.00
Dehiscence 35 1.56 (.41– 6.04) 0.37
Stroke 37 2.98 (1.17– 7.57) 0.05
Empyema 14 3.92 (1.08– 14.22) 0.09
Sepsis 63 11.76 (8.48– 16.3) 0.00
Septicemia 116 3.67 (2.26– 5.97) 0.00
Gastrointestinal Bleed 52 5.40 (3.06– 9.54) 0.00
Organ, Vessel, Nerve Damage 51 2.71 (1.17– 6.27) 0.04
Decubitus 138 1.81 (.95– 3.43) 0.10
Urinary Tract Infection 323 1.46 (.91– 2.36) 0.13
Wound Infection 149 1.86 (1.01– 3.43) 0.07

RR= Relative Risk, CI = Confidence Interval, ARDS=Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. P values for Fisher’s exact test.