Table 2 Comparison of patient characteristics for surgeons and non-surgeons performing REBOA

Age median (range)

34 (10-90)

58 (10-96)

< 0.001

Male sex

102 (76.5%)

78 (68%)

0.153

ISS median (range)

32 (14-75)

41 (11-75)

0.011

Head injury

32 (24%)

42 (36.5%)

0.47

CPR at scene

12 (9%)

20 (17.5%)

0.09

CPR on admission

14 (10.5%)

15 (13%)

0.54

24 h mortality

33.5%

44.5%

0.08

30 days mortality

44.5%

62%

0.006

REBOA complications

12.8%

19%

0.22

Time to REBOA (min) median (range)

150 (3-1437) (n = 92)

85 (0-1426) (n = 74)

0.999

CFA access

< 0.0001

 Blind

39 (29.3%)

79 (68.7%)

< 0.001

 Ultrasound

21 (15.8%)

24 (20.9%)

0.322

 Cutdown

54 (40.6%)

1 (0.9%)

< 0.001

 Fluoroscopy

2 (1.5%)

6 (5.2%)

0.149

 Unknown

17 (12.8%)

5 (4.3%)

0.024

CFA access attempts

0.504

 1

72 (54%)

51 (44.5%)

 2-3

27 (20.5%)

33 (28.5%)

 > 3

10 (7.5%)

2 (1.75%)

 Unknown

24 (18%)

29 (25.25%)

REBOA place

< 0.0001

 ER

60 (45.1%)

60 (52.1%)

0.27

 OR

69 (51.9%)

29 (25.2%)

< 0.001

 AS

3 (2.3%)

14 (12.2%)

0.002

 Unknown

1 (0.8%)

12 (10.4%)

< 0.0001

Patients transferred to

< 0.0001

 OR

90 (67.7%)

47 (40.9%)

< 0.0001

 CT

16 (12%)

14 (12.2%)

0.999

 AS

5 (3.8%)

23 (20%)

< 0.0001

 ICU

8 (6%)

1 (0.9%)

0.04

 Unknown

14 (10.5 %)

30 (26.1%)

0.0015