Table. Characteristics of Patients.
Characteristic | Patients, No. (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
TraumaBase (n = 1429) | TRENAU (n = 380) | RACSTC (n = 355) | Total (N = 2164) | |
Age, mean (SD), y | 45.0 (19.6) | 46.0 (18.9) | 49.0 (19.7) | 46.0 (19.0) |
Sex | ||||
Female | 464 (32.4) | 72 (18.9) | 100 (28.2) | 656 (30.3) |
Male | 965 (67.5) | 288 (75.8) | 255 (71.8) | 1508 (69.6) |
Prehospital total transport time, mean (SD), min | 99.0 (55.3) | 102.0 (43.3) | 76.0 (118.9) | 92.0 (72.0) |
Ground transportation | 1101 (77.0) | 200 (52.6) | 147 (41.4) | 1448 (66.9) |
Prehospital | ||||
Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD), mm Hg | 100.0 (35.0) | 100.0 (31.9) | 99.0 (31.5) | 100.0 (31.0) |
Heart rate, mean (SD), beats/min | 100.0 (35.6) | 95.0 (32.0) | 101.0 (30.7) | 98.0 (32.0) |
Intubation | 938 (65.6) | 176 (46.3) | 0 | 1114 (51.0) |
Motor GCS score, median (IQR) | 6.0 (1.0-6.0) | 6.0 (3.0-6.0) | 5.0 (1.0-6.0) | 6.0 (1.0-6.0) |
Blood products | 93 (6.5) | 35 (9.2) | 0 | 128 (5.9) |
Norepinephrine | 809 (56.6) | 162 (42.6) | 0 | 971 (44.8) |
Admission | ||||
Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD), mm Hg | 95.0 (33.0) | 86.0 (33.9) | 96.0 (36.8) | 92 (34.0) |
Heart rate, mean (SD), beats/min | 100.0 (33.4) | 92.0 (34.3) | 98.0 (37.2) | 96 (34.0) |
GCS score when not sedated, median (IQR) | 14.0 (6.0-15.0) | 13.0 (3.0-15.0) | 13.0 (3.0-15.0) | 13.3 (3.0-15.0) |
Transfusion in resuscitation room | 1098 (76.8) | 228 (60.0) | 314 (88.5) | 1640 (75.7) |
Norepinephrine started in resuscitation room | 350 (24.5) | 175 (46.0) | 0 | 525 (24.2) |
Transfusion of all blood products per 24 h, mean (SD), L | 8.3 (7.7) | 4.7 (6.3) | 10.3 (11.4) | 8.2 (8.5) |
Massive transfusiona | 357 (24.9) | 83 (21.8) | 103 (29.0) | 543 (25.0) |
ISS, median (IQR) | 33.0 (22.0-43.0) | 29.0 (20.0-41.0) | 27.0 (17.0-36.0) | 29.0 (17.0-36.0) |
AIS head score, median (IQR) | 2.0 (0.0-4.0) | 2.0 (0.0-5.0) | 2.0 (0.0-3.0) | 2.0 (0.0-3.0) |
24-h Mortality | 265 (18.5) | 64 (16.8) | 56 (15.8) | 385 (17.8) |
ICU length of stay, mean (SD), d | 15.0 (21.2) | 21.0 (20.7) | 10.0 (16.1) | 15 (19.0) |
In-hospital mortality | 547 (38.3) | 115 (30.2) | 108 (30.4) | 770 (35.6) |
Abbreviations: AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; ICU, intensive care unit; ISS, Injury Severity Score; RACSTC, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center; TRENAU, Trauma System of the Northern French Alps Emergency Network.
More than 10 units of packed red blood cells per 24 hours.