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Table 3 Comparison of clinical parameters and outcomes between patients with minor or major pelvic vascular injury

From: Pelvic injury prognosis is more closely related to vascular injury severity than anatomical fracture complexity: the WSES classification for pelvic trauma makes sense

 

All patients (n = 155)

Patients with ISS ≥ 16 (n = 86)

Minor vascular injury

Major vascular injury

p

Minor vascular injury

Major vascular injury

p

No. of patients

129

26

 

61

25

 

Age (years)

44.6 ± 21.0

44.8 ± 23.9

0.977

43.9 ± 22.4

44.6 ± 24.4

0.905

SBP (mmHg)

127.3 ± 25.8

117.7 ± 36.5

0.214

123.1 ± 25.5

118.5 ± 37.1

0.575

HR (bpm)

91.6 ± 16.3

101.2 ± 22.9

0.049*

93.9 ± 18.5

100.0 ± 22.5

0.193

ISS

13.1 ± 4.4

18.6 ± 4.8

0.000*

17.2 ± 1.9

19.0 ± 4.5

0.061

RTS

7.77 ± 0.36

7.50 ± 0.54

0.024*

7.76 ± 0.36

7.49 ± 0.54

0.031*

TRISS

0.97 ± 0.03

0.95 ± 0.03

0.005*

0.96 ± 0.04

0.95 ± 0.03

0.205

ICU LOS (days)

0.86 ± 3.78

3.81 ± 3.66

0.000*

0.95 ± 2.78

3.36 ± 2.92

0.001*

Hospital LOS (days)

10.13 ± 7.1

20.73 ± 15.2

0.002*

10.62 ± 6.0

20.44 ± 15.4

0.005*

Transfusion (unit)

 ER pRBC

0.37 ± 1.4

2.50 ± 3.6

0.006*

0.46 ± 1.3

2.56 ± 3.8

0.010*

 ER FFP

0.21 ± 1.2

2.69 ± 3.8

0.003*

0.23 ± 1.0

2.72 ± 3.9

0.004*

 ER PLT

0.09 ± 1.0

1.38 ± 3.9

0.107

0

1.44 ± 3.9

0.083

 Total pRBC

3.82 ± 11.3

12.0 ± 10.5

0.001*

4.11 ± 6.0

11.8 ± 10.7

0.002*

 Total FFP

2.31 ± 9.8

7.84 ± 9.7

0.012*

2.80 ± 8.9

7.44 ± 9.7

0.035*

 Total PLT

2.14 ± 11.7

8.76 ± 16.4

0.060

2.95 ± 11.9

8.64 ± 16.8

0.132

  1. SBP systolic blood pressure, HR heart rate, bpm beats per minute, ISS injury severity score, RTS revised trauma score, TRISS trauma injury severity score, LOS length of stay, ER pRBC/FFP/PLT units of packed red blood cells/fresh-frozen plasma/platelets transfused in the emergency room, Total pRBC/FFP/PLT units of packed red blood cells/fresh-frozen plasma/platelets transfused throughout hospitalization. *p < 0.05 with statistical significance