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Table 4 Comparisons between patients with and without associated vascular injuries in patients with the same hemodynamic and pelvic ring stability statuses (minor WSES class: stable hemodynamics and stable pelvic ring injury; moderate WSES class: stable hemodynamics and unstable pelvic ring injury)

From: Accuracy of the WSES classification system for pelvic ring disruptions: an international validation study

Outcomes

Vascular injury (+)

Vascular injury (−)

p value

Minor (N = 37,785)

N = 508

N = 37,277

 

 Mortality (N, %)

50 (9.8%)

627 (1.7%)

< 0.001

 LOS (day)

13.7 ± 13.8

7.0 ± 7.8

< 0.001*

 ICU LOS (day)

6.6 ± 9.3

0.7 ± 4.7

< 0.001*

Moderate (N = 3638)

N = 219

N = 3,419

 

 Mortality (N, %)

29 (13.2%)

111 (3.2%)

< 0.001

 LOS (day)

19.9 ± 23.3

11.1 ± 12.2

< 0.001*

 ICU LOS (day)

9.7 ± 13.3

3.1 ± 7.2

< 0.001*

  1. Numerical data: mean (standard deviation); Nominal data: N (percentage)
  2. WSES = World Society of Emergency Surgery, LOS = length of stay, ICU = intensive care unit
  3. *Student t test, Chi-square test