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. 2018 Oct 16;43(2):490–496. doi: 10.1007/s00268-018-4818-0

Table 5.

Outcome for multitrauma patients (ISS ≥ 16) requiring emergency bleeding control interventions

Characteristic Total-body CT (n = 75) Standard workup (n = 72) p value
Mortality; n, % (95% CI)
 In-hospital mortality n = 10
13.3% (7.2–23.0)
n = 20
27.8% (18.7–39.1)
0.030*
 24-h mortality n = 3
4.0% (0.9–11.6)
n = 6
8.3% (3.6–17.3)
0.320
Time intervals, minutes (IQR)
 Time to end of imaging 30 (17–42) 38 (27–56) 0.019
 Time to diagnosis 47 (35–61) 57 (42–83) 0.033
 Time at ED 65 (45–99) 79 (57–107) 0.139
 Time to intervention 78 (56–120) 92 (62–125) 0.306
Complications; n, % (95% CI) n = 38
50.7% (39.6–61.7)
n = 38
52.8% (41.4–63.9)
0.798*
Length of stay, days (IQR)
 Total hospital stay 23 (12–40) 21 (10–35) 0.640
 ICU stay 6 (2–14) 6 (2–14) 0.910
 Ventilation days 4 (1–9) 4 (1–8) 0.968

Data are number, % (95% confidence interval by modified Wald) or median (interquartile range)

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ISS Injury Severity Score, ED emergency department

*Chi-squared test; Fisher’s exact test; Mann–Whitney U test