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Table 3 Comparisons between the angioembolization patients who underwent a pre-transfer CT scan and those who did not

From: The selection of diagnostic modalities in the management of pelvic fracture patients requiring transfers

Variables

N = 156

p-value

Pre-transfer CT scan (+)

Pre-transfer CT scan (−)

(N = 84)

(N = 72)

Age

48.2 ± 31.5

33.3 ± 33.3

0.033

Sex (N)

  

0.066

Male

60 (71.4 %)

41 (56.9 %)

 

Female

24 (28.6 %)

31 (43.1 %)

 

CT at trauma center

  

<0.001

Yes

32 (38.1 %)

60 (83.3 %)

 

No

52 (61.9 %)

12 (16.7 %)

 

Length of ED stay

   

Local hospital (from arrival to transfer; hours)

6.8 ± 2.4

3.6 ± 3.3

0.018

Trauma center (from arrival to angioembolization; minutes)

97.4 ± 69.3

108.6 ± 21.8

0.461

  1. Values are reported as the mean ± SD
  2. Wilcoxon rank-sum test
  3. Fisher’s exact test