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. 2021 Nov 14;48(3):1589–1599. doi: 10.1007/s00068-021-01827-5

Table 2.

Comparison of patients who survived and who did not

Survival (n = 177) Deceased (n = 57) P value
Age (years) 46 (28–59) 56 (32–73) 0.01*
Male gender 119 (67) 38 (67) 1.0
Blunt MOI 174 (98) 56 (98) 1.0
Prehospital intubation 106 (60) 41 (72) 0.12
ISS 29 (26–36) 38 (29–44)  < 0.001*
AIS head 4 (3–4) 4 (4–5)  < 0.001*
AIS face 0 (0–2) 1 (0–2) 0.57
AIS chest 3 (2–3) 3 (3–4) 0.11
AIS abdomen 0 (0–2) 0 (0–2) 0.02*
AIS pelvis/extremities 2 (1–3) 2 (2–3) 0.35
AIS external 0 (0–1) 0 (0–1) 0.04*
Urgent laparotomy 26 (15) 12 (21) 0.30
SBP_ED (mmHg) 125 (104–142) 120 (93–140) 0.19
SBP ≤ 90 mmHg_ED 25 (14) 13 (23) 0.11
Hb_ED (mmol/L) 8.0 (7.3–9.0) 7.6 (6.5–8.4) 0.04*
pH_ED 7.33 (7.27–7.37) 7.24 (7.18–7.32)  < 0.001*
PCO2_ED (mmHg) 46 (41–52) 48 (44–56) 0.02*
BD_ED (mmol/L) − 2.0 (− 5.0–0.0) − 6.0 (− 9.0–2.0)  < 0.001*
PT_ED (sec) 14.0 (12.9–15.8) 14.9 (12.8–18.5) 0.06
Resuscitation parameters
 Prehospital TXA 88 (50) 32 (56) 0.40
 Crystalloids ≤ 24 h (L) 6.8 (4.5–9.2) 9.0 (6.1–12.2)  < 0.001*
 PRBC ≤ 24 h (U) 0 (0–4) 2 (0–6) 0.002*
 PRBC ≥ 10 units ≤ 24 h 12 (7) 6 (11) 0.25
 FFP ≤ 24 h (U) 0 (0–4) 2 (0–5) 0.01*
 PLT ≤ 24 h (U)# 0 (0–0) 0 (0–1) 0.03*
Outcome parameters
 Ventilator days 7 (3–12) 6 (3–10) 0.32
 Ventilator free days 15 (10–20) 0 (0–1)  < 0.001*
 ICU LOS (days) 9 (4–15) 7 (3–13) 0.02*
 H-LOS (days) 26 (16–37) 7 (3–13)  < 0.001*
 MODS 25 (14) 11 (19) 0.35
 ARDS 4 (2) 1 (2) 1.0
 Infectious complications 84 (47) 14 (25) 0.002*
 Thromboembolic complications 11 (6) 2 (4) 0.74

Data are expressed in median (IQR) or absolute numbers (%)

ISS injury severity score, AIS abbreviated injury scale, ED emergency department, SBP systolic blood pressure, Hb hemoglobin, PaC02 partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood, BD base deficit, PT prothrombin time, TXA tranexamic acid

* = statistically significant