Table 7.
Post-operative complications and clinical outcomes
| Variables, n (%) | Total (n = 482) | Pri-TC (n = 300) | Pu-TC (n = 182) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOF* (SOFA*), day 2 | 71 (14.7) | 52 (17.3) | 19 (10.4) | 0.27 |
| Acute kidney injury | 21 (4.4) | 13 (4.3) | 8 (4.4) | 0.97 |
| Adult respiratory distress syndrome | 18 (3.7) | 9 (3.0) | 9 (4.9) | 0.27 |
| Bacteremia | 31 (6.4) | 19 (6.3) | 12 (6.6) | 0.91 |
| Pneumonia | 28 (5.8) | 14 (4.7) | 14 (7.7) | 0.17 |
| Sepsis or septic shock | 34 (7.1) | 18 (6.0) | 16 (8.8) | 0.25 |
| Retained hemothorax | 37 (7.7) | 19 (6.3) | 18 (9.9) | 0.15 |
| Empyema | 26 (5.4) | 13 (4.3) | 13 (7.1) | 0.19 |
| Mediastinitis | 8 (1.6) | 6 (2.0) | 2 (1.1) | 0.45 |
| ICU* length of stay, median (IQR*) | 1 (0–5) | 2 (0–6) | 0 (0–2) | <0.001 |
| Hospital length of stay, median (IQR) | 5 (1–12) | 6 (1–13) | 4 (1–12) | 0.02 |
| In-hospital mortality | 212 (43.9) | 116 (38.7) | 96 (52.7) | 0.003 |
| Mortality, first 24 h | 186 (38.6) | 106 (35.3) | 80 (43.9) | 0.25 |
| Mortality location, operating room | 170 (80.6) | 92 (79.3) | 78 (82.1) | 0.004 |
| Mortality location, ICU | 35 (16.6) | 24 (20.7) | 11 (11.6) | |
| Mortality location, ward | 6 (2.8) | 0 (0) | 6 (6.3) | |
| Survival to discharge | 270 (56.0) | 184 (61.3) | 86 (47.3) | 0.003 |
| Neurologically intact at discharge | 210 (43.6) | 134 (44.7) | 76 (41.8) | <0.001 |
Pri-TC Private Trauma Center, Pu-TC Public Trauma Center
*
MOF multiorgan failure, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment, ICU intensive care unit, IQR interquartile range