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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Feb 1;90(2):257–267. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003029

Table 1.

Baseline patient, injury and shock characteristics.

Characteristics Overall
(n=102)
endotype iA
(n=47, 46.1%)
endotype iB
(n=44, 43.1%)
endotype iC
(n=11, 10.8%)
p
A. Baseline patient characteritiscs
 Age, median (25th, 75th) 46.5 (26, 56) 44 (26, 55) 48.5 (29, 57.5) 43 (25, 54) 0.48
 Male sex (n, %) 67 (65.69) 32 (68.09) 29 (65.91) 6 (54.55) 0.73
 Race (n, %) 0.82
  White 91 (89.22) 40 (85.11) 40 (90.91) 11 (100)
  African American 6 (5.88) 3 (6.38) 3 (6.82) 0 (0)
  American Indian 1 (0.98) 0 (0) 1 (2.27) 0 (0)
  Pacific Islander 1 (0.98) 1 (2.13) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Asian 2 (1.96) 2 (4.26) 0 (0) 0 (0)
  Unknown 1 (0.98) 1 (2.13) 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Hispanic Origin (n, %) 6 (5.88) 3 (6.38) 2 (4.55) 1 (9.09) 0.86
 BMI, median (25th, 75th) 27 (24, 30) 27 (24, 34) 26 (24, 30) 27 (24, 30) 0.61
 Number of comorbidities (n, %) 0.94
  0 39 (38.2) 16 (34.0) 19 (43.2) 4 (36.4)
  1 35 (34.3) 17 (36.2) 14 (31.9) 4 (36.4)
  ≥2 28 (27.5) 14 (29.8) 11 (25) 3 (27.3)
B. Injury characteristics
 Injury mechanism (n, %) 0.24
  Fall 9 (8.8) 3 (6.4) 4 (9.1) 2 (18.2)
  Motor vehicle collision 86 (84.3) 42 (89.4) 37 (84.1) 7 (63.6)
  Other 7 (6.9) 2 (4.3) 3 (6.8) 2 (18.2)
 ISS, median (25th, 75th) 30 (24, 41) 27 (22, 41) 35 (29, 43) 24 (17, 34) 0.001
  AIS Head 3 (2, 4) 3 (2, 3) 3 (2, 4) 3.5 (2, 4) 0.69
  AIS Face 2 (2, 2) 2 (1, 3) 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 0.9
  AIS Neck 3 (2.5, 3) 2.5 (2, 3) 3 (3, 3) 3 (3, 3) 0.33
  AIS Thorax 3 (3, 4) 3 (3, 4) 3 (3, 4) 3 (2.5, 3.5) 0.093
  AIS Abdomen 3 (2, 4) 3 (3, 4) 3 (2, 4) 3 (3, 4) 0.75
  AIS Spine 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 3 (2, 3) 0.045
  AIS Upper Extremity 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 2) 2 (2, 3) 2 (2, 2) 0.46
  AIS Lower Extremity 3 (3, 5) 3 (3, 5) 3 (3, 5) 3 (2.5, 3) 0.22
C. Shock severity
 Lowest pre-hospital SBP, median (25th, 75th) 88 (72, 104) 99.5 (80, 115) 80 (72, 93) 70 (57, 107) 0.007
 Initial ED SBP (mm Hg), median (25th, 75th) 118 (97, 131) 121 (104, 137) 113 (96, 131) 122 (97, 137) 0.37
 Lowest ED SBP (mmHg), median (25th, 75th) 85.5 (68, 101) 89 (74, 105) 81.5 (64, 96.5) 88 (61, 105) 0.42
 Initial ED lactate, median (25th, 75th) 3.8 (2.6, 5.5) 3.1 (2.5, 4.5) 4.9 (3.1, 6.2) 4.6 (2.4, 6.5) 0.019
 Initial ED base deficit, median (25th, 75th) −6.8 (−9, −3.4) −4.4 (−7, 1.3) −8.4 (−12.3, −5.9) −6.6 (−8.5, −4.4) <0.001
 Max. lactate 24 hrs, median (25th, 75th) 4.6 (3.3, 6.3) 4 (3.1, 4.8) 5.4 (3.8, 8.2) 4.9 (3.1, 6.6) 0.005
 Max. base deficit 24 hrs, median (25th, 75th) −7.3 (−11.5, −4) −6.0 (−8.5, 0.4) −10.3 (−14.5, −6.7) −7.4 (−13.3, −5.3) <0.001
D. Resuscitation requirements
 PRBC (units) 24 hrs , median (25th, 75th) 3.8 (0.9, 7.3) 2.0 (0, 4) 8.2 (4.1, 13.9) 4.3 (0, 4.7) <0.001
 FFP (units) 24 hrs, median (25th, 75th) 1.4 (0, 3.44) 0 (0, 1.29) 4 (1.45, 7.31) 0 (0, 1.57) <0.001
 Crystalloid (L) 24 hrs, median (25th, 75th) 8.6 (6.6, 12.5) 6.8 (5.3, 8.7) 10.7 (8.7, 14.4) 8.2 (6.9, 13.5) <0.001
E. Operative interventions
 Operative procedures, median (25th, 75th) 2 (1, 4) 2 (1, 3) 3 (2, 5) 1 (1, 2) 0.001

3-group endotype comparison.

BMI, body mass index; ISS, injury severity score; AIS, abbreviated injury score; ED, emergency department; SBP, systolic blood pressure; hrs, hours; PRBC, packed red blood cells; FFP, fresh frozen plasma.