Table 3.
The injury characteristics and outcome of trauma patients in death triad B with or without systolic blood pressure less than 60 mmHg.
| Variables | Death Triad B | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBP < 60 mmHg n = 24 |
SBP ≥ 60 mmHg n = 81 |
OR (95% CI) | p | |
| Gender | 0.018 | |||
| Male, n (%) | 17 (70.8) | 73 (90.1) | 0.27 (0.09–0.84) | |
| Female, n (%) | 7 (29.2) | 8 (9.9) | 3.76 (1.20–11.79) | |
| Age, years (SD) | 54.8 ± 17.6 | 52.1 ± 19.2 | - | 0.541 |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| CVA, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | - | 0.584 |
| HTN, n (%) | 8 (33.3) | 16 (19.8) | 2.03 (0.74–5.58) | 0.164 |
| CAD, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (4.9) | - | 0.267 |
| CHF, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - | - |
| DM, n (%) | 3 (12.5) | 7 (8.6) | 1.51 (0.36–6.35) | 0.572 |
| ESRD, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | - | 0.584 |
| GCS, median (IQR) | 3 (3–6) | 5 (3–9) | - | 0.230 |
| ISS, median (IQR) | 25 (17–36) | 25 (22–34) | - | 0.296 |
| 1–15, n (%) | 4 (16.7) | 5 (6.2) | 3.04 (0.75–12.38) | 0.107 |
| 16–24, n (%) | 6 (25.0) | 22 (27.2) | 0.89 (0.31–2.54) | 0.833 |
| ≥25, n (%) | 14 (58.3) | 54 (66.7) | 0.70 (0.28–1.78) | 0.453 |
| Mortality, n (%) | 19 (79.2) | 41 (50.6) | 3.71 (1.26–10.89) | 0.013 |
| Hospital LOS, days (SD) | 14.8 ± 21.2 | 18.5 ± 20.0 | - | 0.426 |
| Admitted into ICU, n (%) | 24 (100) | 75 (92.6) | - | 0.170 |
CAD = coronary artery disease; CHF = congestive heart failure; CI = confidence interval; CVA = cerebral vascular accident; DM = diabetes mellitus; ESRD = end-stage renal disease; GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale; HTN = hypertension; IQR = interquartile range; ISS = injury severity score; OR= odds ratio; SBP = systolic blood pressure; SD = standard deviation.