Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics, nmax = 1083
| Characteristic | n* | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 1083 | 43 (27–59) |
| Male sex, n (%) | 1083 | 824 (76.1) |
| Blunt trauma, n (%) | 1083 | 1064 (98.2) |
| Trauma mechanism blunt trauma, n (%) | 1064 | |
| Fall from height | 348 (32.7) | |
| MVC—patient as occupant | 391 (36.7) | |
| MVC—patient as cyclist | 125 (11.7) | |
| MVC—patient as pedestrian | 74 (7.0) | |
| Other | 126 (11.8) | |
| Pre-hospital vital parameters | ||
| Respiratory rate (per minute) | 640 | 16 (14–20) |
| Pulse (bpm) | 948 | 89 (25)† |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 910 | 133 (31)† |
| GCS (points) | 1061 | 14 (6–15) |
| Triage Revised Trauma Score | 618 | 7.04 (5.03–7.84) |
| In-hospital vital parameters | ||
| Respiratory rate (per minute) | 669 | 16 (14–20) |
| Pulse (bpm) | 1059 | 88 (22)† |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 1060 | 131 (27)† |
| Hypotensive at admission, n (%) | - | 82 (7.7) |
| GCS (points) | 1083 | 13 (3–15) |
| Revised Trauma Score | 651 | 7.11 (4.09–7.84) |
| Total-body CT, n (%) | 1083 | 785 (72.5) |
| Immediate total-body CT, n (%) | 1083 | 553 (51.1) |
| Abbreviated Injury Scale ≥ 3, n (%) | 1083 | |
| Head | 465 (42.9) | |
| Chest | 435 (40.2) | |
| Abdomen | 116 (10.7) | |
| Extremities | 304 (28.1) | |
| Injury Severity Score (points) | 1083 | 20 (9–29) |
| Multitrauma patients, n (%)‡ | 1083 | 693 (64.0) |
| TBI patients, n (%)‡ | 1083 | 329 (30.4) |
| TRISS, survival probability | 618 | 0.94 (0.68–0.98) |
Results of the population described in this table were published earlier [1]. All data are number (%) or median (interquartile range) unless otherwise specified
*This column displays the number of patients that was analyzed for each specific variable
†Mean (SD)
‡Multitrauma patients are defined as ISS ≥ 16. TBI patients are defined as GCS < 9 at presentation and AIS head ≥ 3
MVC motor vehicle collision, CT computed tomography, TBI traumatic brain injury, TRISS Trauma and Injury Severity Score