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Table 1 Basic characteristics: groups according to the AISThorax (0 + 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 + 6)

From: Thoracic trauma severity contributes to differences in intensive care therapy and mortality of severely injured patients: analysis based on the TraumaRegister DGU®

 

Controls

n = 4870

AIS-2

n = 1973

AIS-3

n = 8052

AIS-4

n = 5433

AIS-5/6

n = 2237

Age (years) Mean ± SD

44.2 ± 19.6

41.7 ± 18.6

45.3 ± 19.2

47.4 ± 19.0

49.3 ± 19.1

ISS Mean ± SD

21.5 ± 6.4

21.4 ± 5.9

23.5 ± 6.9

28.1 ± 9.3

39.4 ± 12.5

New ISS Mean ± SD

25.5 ± 8.3

23.5 ± 7.4

26.2 ± 7.4

33.7 ± 9.7

48.4 ± 12.6

Males

3439 71.3%

1414 72.0%

6009 75.1%

4074 75.5%

1667 75.3%

Blunt trauma

4405 93.7%

1855 97.0%

7518 96.5%

5028 95.7%

1979 92.0%

  1. Total numbers and percentages for gender and injury mechanism
  2. Total numbers for gender and trauma mechanism differ from the initial group