Table 1.

Patient characteristics in the total study population, both survivors and non-survivors

	Total n = 60	Survivors n = 46	Non-survivors n = 14	pa
Gender (male)	35 (58%)	27 (59%)	8 (57%)	0.918
Age (years)	43 ± 16	42 ± 16	47 ± 17	0.479
SBP, measurable at hospital arrival	42 (70%)	36 (78%)	6 (43%)	0.011
Injury mechanism
Fall from height	29 (48%)	24 (52%)	5 (36%)	0.281
MVC	15 (25%)	11 (24%)	4 (29%)	0.724
Pedestrian	11 (18%)	7 (15%)	4 (29%)	0.258
Cyclist	3 (5%)	2 (4%)	1 (7%)	0.674
Other	2 (3%)	2 (4%)	0 (0%)	1.000
ISS (0–75)	41 ± 18	37 ± 16	53 ± 19	0.006
RTS (0–8)	5.1 ± 2.0	5.6 ± 1.9	3.4 ± 1.7	0.001
TRISS (0–100%)	45.9 (0.4–98.9)	65.9 (2.2–98.9)	5.9 (0.4–57.6)	<0.001
Time to CT (minutes)	50 (14–327)	50 (14–327)	50 (30–101)	0.965
Pelvic fracture pattern
Type A	8 (13%)	7 (15%)	1 (7%)	0.667
Type B	20 (33%)	17 (37%)	3 (21%)	0.347
Type C	32 (53%)	22 (48%)	10 (71%)	0.140
Acetabular fracture	13 (22%)	11 (24%)	2 (14%)	0.444
Associated injuries
Head	29 (48%)	19 (41%)	10 (71%)	0.056
Spine	50 (83%)	38 (83%)	12 (86%)	1.000
Chest	50 (83%)	36 (78%)	14 (100%)	0.098
Liver	17 (28%)	14 (30%)	3 (21%)	0.737
Spleen	12 (20%)	10 (22%)	2 (14%)	0.713
Kidney	17 (28%)	12 (26%)	5 (36%)	0.511
Other	39 (65%)	29 (63%)	10 (71%)	0.565
Angiography	16 (27%)	13 (28%)	3 (21%)	0.740
30-day mortality	14 (23%)
Blood transfusion within 24 h (units)
RBC	10 (0–96)	7 (0–96)	22 (0–40)	0.011
Plasma	10 (0–110)	8 (0–110)	19 (0–44)	0.076
Platelets	0 (0–20)	0 (0–20)	2 (0–6)	0.036

ISS, injury severity score; MVC, motor vehicle collision; RBC, red blood cells; RTS, revised trauma score; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TRISS, trauma score-injury severity score (probability of survival).

Data are presented as n (%), means ± SD or median (min–max).

Statistical significant results are marked with bold text.

^aComparison between survivors and non-survivors.