Table 3 Comparisons between the pelvic fracture patients who underwent laparotomy only and the patients who required post-laparotomy TAE
Variables | Laparotomy only (Nā=ā18) | Laparotomy ā TAE (Nā=ā12) | p -value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 41.8āĀ±ā16.7 | 43.0āĀ±ā22.6 | 0.854# |
Gender (N) | Ā | Ā | 1.000$ |
āāFemale | 5 (27.8%) | 4 (33.3%) | Ā |
āāMale | 13 (72.2%) | 8 (66.7%) | Ā |
ISS | 22.5āĀ±ā20.7 | 26.3āĀ±ā14.1 | 0.004# |
RTS | 5.981āĀ±ā3.212 | 4.115āĀ±ā2.431 | 0.011# |
Blood transfusion (ml) | 914.5āĀ±ā425.9 | 1542.8āĀ±ā1022.5 | < 0.001# |
Fracture pattern (N) | Ā | Ā | 0.013$ |
āāTile B1 | 2 (11.1%) | 7 (58.3%) | Ā |
āāNon-Tile B1 (Aā+āB2ā+āC) | 16 (88.9%) | 5 (41.7%) | Ā |
Pelvis stability | Ā | Ā | 0.008$ |
āāStable (tile A) | 14 (77.8%) | 3 (25.0%) | Ā |
āāUnstable (tile B/C) | 4 (22.2%) | 9 (75.0%) | Ā |