Table 5.
Prehospital management: subgroups according to thoracic trauma severity
| Controls | AIS-2 | AIS-3 | AIS-4 | AIS-5/6 | All patients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intubation | 1662 (4730) | 754 (1929) | 3274 (7843) | 2320 (5288) | 1268 (2183) | 9278 (21973) |
| 35% | 39% | 42% | 44% | 58% | 42% | |
| Chest tube | 44 (3626) | 49 (1439) | 347 (5718) | 510 (3983) | 345 (1564) | 1295 (16330) |
| 1% | 3% | 6% | 13% | 22% | 8% | |
| Systolic BP ≤ 90 mmHg | 697 (4257) | 278 (1761) | 1163 (7138) | 1064 (4790) | 660 (1933) | 3862 (19879) |
| 16% | 16% | 16% | 22% | 34% | 19% | |
| Catecholamines | 220 (3626) | 63 (1439) | 366 (5718) | 398 (3983) | 320 (1564) | 1367 (16330) |
| 6% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 20% | 8% | |
| CPR | 90 (4714) | 19 (1924) | 119 (7802) | 158* (5272) | 239* (2168) | 625 (21880) |
| 2% | 1% | 2% | 3%* | 11%* | 3% |
Total numbers and percentages of each group are given with the total number of available datasets for each characteristic in parenthesis
Total patient numbers may vary for each prehospital procedure and characteristic because of incomplete data transmission or transmission of basic datasets. Basic datasets do not include information on chest tube placement or use of catecholamines
*: The presence of thoracic trauma was significantly associated with the need for CPR in the indicated AIS groups; adjusted for relevant (AIS ≥ 3) trauma to the head, abdomen and extremities
BP blood pressure, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation