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Table 2 Patients’ characteristics of the cohort

From: Wells criteria for DVT is a reliable clinical tool to assess the risk of deep venous thrombosis in trauma patients

Parameter

All Patients

No DVT

DVT

P Value

Age in years (median/range)

54 (18–96)

54 (18–96)

54 (18–88)

0.99

Sex (male/female)

66 %/34 %

67 %/33 %

56 %/44 %

0.313a

LOS in days (mean ± SD)

13.5 (±10.5)

13.0 (±10)

21.1 (±13)

0.001

ICU stay in days (mean ± SD)

6.0 (±7.5)

5.7 (±7.1)

10.6 (±1)

0.007

ISS (median/range)

17 (1–66)

17 (1–66)

17 (5–54)

0.557b

Wells score (median/range)

1 (1–5)

1 (1–3)

2 (1–5)

<0.0001b

  1. aChi-Square test
  2. bMann-Whitney U test, rest compared using t-test; DVT: deep vein thrombosis; LOS: length of stay; SD: standard deviation; ICU: intensive care unit; ISS: injury severity score