Table 2.
Baseline differences amongst trauma patients that survived to hospital-discharge or died in-hospital. Results are presented as medians with [interquartile ranges], numbers with (percentages), or as otherwise indicated
| In-hospital mortality | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Survived | Deceased | ||
| Age | 37 [17–96] | 53 [17–96] | < 0.0001 |
| Sex (female) | 906 (20.9) | 123 (25.6) | 0.019 |
| ASA-score > 1 | 1328 (32.2) | 223 (32.8) | < 0.0001 |
| Prehospital systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 128 [0–237] | 129 [0–237] | < 0.0001 |
| Prehospital heart rate (bpm) | 90 [0–240] | 85 [0–200] | 0.005 |
| Prehospital intubation | 1190 (27.8) | 365 (77.3) | < 0.0001 |
| Prehospital GCS score | 15 [3–15] | 4 [3–15] | < 0.0001 |
| Values on hospital arrival | |||
| PaO2 | 131 [60–812] | 151 [60–609] | 0.011 |
| PaO2 ≥ 150 mmHg | 1842 (42.4) | 242 (50.3) | 0.001 |
| Temperature (°C) | 36.5 [26.4–40.5] | 35.5 [30.0–41.0] | < 0.0001 |
| Lactate (mmol/L) | 1.9 [0.2–24] | 3.5 [0.4–24] | < 0.0001 |
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 76 (7–1001] | 94 [29–950] | < 0.0001 |
| Hemoglobin (mmol/L) | 13.1 [1.1–21.6] | 11.4 [1.8–19] | < 0.0001 |
| Catecholamine administration | 461 (10.9) | 223 (48.9) | < 0.0001 |
| Fluid replacement | 500 [0–6500] | 1000 [0–5500] | < 0.0001 |
| ISS score | 14 [9–24] | 29 [25–41] | < 0.0001 |
| ISS score > 15 | 2024 (48.7) | 417 (90.7) | < 0.0001 |
| Traumatic brain injury | 1209 (28.0) | 329 (68.7) | < 0.0001 |
| Hemorrhagic shock | 320 (7.4) | 148 (30.8) | < 0.0001 |
Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale score; Hemorrhagic shock, defined as administration of at least four units of packed red blood cells within 6 h; Fluid replacement, mL of colloids and/or crystalloids