Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Number of patients | n = 38 |
|---|---|
| Gender male | 28 (73.7%) |
| Age (years) | 47.7 ± 20.9 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.3 ± 3.3 |
| Clinical history | |
| COPD | 0 |
| Myocardial infarction | 1 (2.6%) |
| Congestive heart failure | 0 |
| Renal failure | 0 |
| Immunosuppression | 0 |
| ISS | 25 ± 6 |
| NISS | 27 ± 6 |
| Type of injury | |
| Head | 24 (63.2%) |
| Thorax | 34 (89.5%) |
| Abdomen | 24 (63.2%) |
| Extremities | 28 (73.7%) |
| External injuries | 35 (92.1%) |
| Cause of injury | |
| Car accident | 16 (42.1%) |
| Motorcycle accident | 10 (26.3%) |
| Bicycle accident | 3 (7.9%) |
| Fall | 7 (18.4%) |
| Other reasons | 2 (5.3%) |
| RISC | 2.6 ± 1.3 |
| APACHE II | 16.8 (7.5%) |
| SOFA | 7.2 (4.3%) |
| 24 h mortality | 1 (2.6%) |
| 30 days mortality | 2 (5.3%) |
| Length of ICU stay (days) | 11.2 ± 11.8 |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 23.5 ± 15.2 |
APACHE II, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation score; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ICU, intensive care unit; ISS, injury severity score; NISS, new injury severity score; RISC, revised injury severity classification score; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment score.
Data are shown as mean ± SD, as absolute numbers or as percentage.