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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: The World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) spleen trauma classification: a useful tool in the management of splenic trauma

Characteristics

N = 124 Mean ± SD

Median (range)

Age (years)

50.23 ± 18.36

48.68

(17.00–91.00)

M/F

91/33

(73.4%/26.6%)

Trauma mechanism of injury

 -Invested pedestrian

11 (8.9%)

 -Car

38 (30.6%)

 -Motorbike

39 (31.5%)

 -Bike

5 (4.0%)

 -Precipitation

17 (13.7%)

 -Others

14 (11.3%)

ISS

27.93 ± 13.02

27.00

(5.00–75.00)

HR at arrival in ED (bpm)

90.27 ± 20.27

88.00

(48.00–145.00)

SBP at arrival in ED (mmHg)

113.91 ± 25.00

117.00

(53.00–170.00)

pH

7.31 ± 0.12

7.33

(6.80–7.47)

BE (mmol/L)

− 3.23 ± 3.43

− 2.8

(−14.50 to + 2.10)

Lac

3.20 ± 1.87

2.92

(0.80–9.24)

Hb (g/dL)

12.53 ± 2.53

12.95

(3.30–16.80)

INR (s)

1.37 ± 0.72

1.16

(0.66–5.93)

Fibrinogen (mg/dL)

231.66 ± 122.74

210.00

(26.00–1120.00)

Platelets (× 103/mL)

218.92 ± 72.27

220.00

(55.00–460.00)

Number of RBC units transfused in ED

0.48 ± 0.96

0.00

(0.00–4.00)

Positive eco-fast

62 (50.0%)

Negative eco-fast negativa

44 (35.5%)

N.A.

18 (14.2%)

AAST 1

3 (3.2%)

AAST 2

48 (38.7%)

AAST 3

34 (27.4%)

AAST 4

30 (24.2%)

AAST 5

5 (4.0%)

N.A.

3 (2.4%)

AAST > 3

35 (28.2%)

AAST ≤ 3

87 (70.2%)

WSES I

44 (35.5%)

WSES II

27 (21.8%)

WSES III

18 (14.5%)

WSES IV

30 (24.2%)

N.A.

5 (4.0%)

WSES IV

30 (24.2%)

WSES < IV

89 (71.8%)

Presence of CB

33 (26.6%)

Absence of CB

74 (59.7%)

N.A.

17 (13.7%)

Presence of PSA/FAV

4 (3.2%)

Absence of PSA/FAV

101 (81.5%)

N.A.

19 (15.3%)

Number of quadrants with hemoperitoneum

1.59 ± 1.45

1.00 (0.00–5.00)

Associated abdominal and pelvic lesions

58 (46.8%)

No associated abdominal and pelvic lesions

66 (53.2%)

Associated brain injuries

24 (19.4%)

No associated brain injuries

100 (80.6%)

  1. M/F male/female, ISS Injury Severity Score, HR heart rate, N.A. not available, SBP systolic blood pressure, ED emergency department, BE base excess, Lac lactates, Hb hemoglobin, RBC red blood cell, AAST American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, WSES World Society of Emergency Surgery, CB contrast blush, INR International Normalized Ratio