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Table 1 Patient demographics.

From: Intramedullary nailing of the femur and the systemic activation of monocytes and neutrophils

 

Median (+ range)

Number of patients (n)

38

Male/Female (n)

22/16

Age (years)

30 (16-80)

Injury Severity Score

13 (9-43)

- Femur fracture (n = 23)

10 (9-19)

- Multitrauma (n = 15)

29 (16-43)

APACHE II Score

5 (0-24)

Time on ICU (days)

0 (0-60)

Time on ventilation (days)

0 (0-55)

Packed red blood cells before first blood sample (units)

0 (0-22)

Fresh frozen plasma before first blood sample (units)

0 (0-20)

Trauma mechanism (n)

 

   - MVA

29

   - Fall of height

8

   - Direct impact

1

Complications (n)

 

   - No SIRS symptoms

14

   - SIRS

17

   - ALI/ARDS

7