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Table 3 Interventions and outcome

From: Lung failure after polytrauma with concomitant thoracic trauma in the elderly: an analysis from the TraumaRegister DGU®

 

Total

18–54 y

55–64 y

65–74 y

75–84 y

≥ 85 y

Lung failure (n, %)

9238 (21.3%)

4688 (19.4%)

1461 (20.5%)

1348 (24.7%)

1308 (26.8%)

433 (25.9%)

Length of stay on ICU (days), median [IQR]

5 [2–14]

5 [2–14]

5 [2–14]

6 [2–16]

6 [2–15]

4 [2–10]

Mechanical ventilation on ICU (n, %)

25,014 (57.8%)

14,327 (59.3%)

3782 (53.2%)

3095 (56.7%)

2861 (58.6%)

949 (56.8%)

If ventilated, duration of mechanical ventilation (days) median [IQR]

5 [1–14]

4 [1–13]

6 [1–16]

6 [2–17]

5 [1–15]

3 [1–8]

Chest tube (n, %)

2142 (5.7%)

1303 (6.2%)

370 (6.1%)

235 (5.1%)

190 (4.7%)

44 (3.1%)

Operation (n, %)

31,784 (73.4%)

18,625 (77.1%)

5216 (73.3%)

3819 (69.9%)

3147 (64.4%)

977 (58.5%)

Blood transfusion in the ER (n, %)

6445 (14.9%)

3839 (15.9%)

938 (13.2%)

764 (14.0%)

659 (13.5%)

245 (14.7%)

Sepsis (n, %)

3453 (8.2%)

1620 (6.9%)

632 (9.1%)

527 (10.0%)

520 (11.1%)

154 (9.6%)

Multiple organ failure (n, %)

11,895 (27.5%)

6045 (25.0%)

1892 (26.6%)

1663 (30.4%)

1668 (34.6%)

607 (36.3%)

In-hospital mortality (n, %)

4910 (11.3%)

1621 (6.7%)

634 (8.9%)

785 (14.4%)

1166 (23.9%)

704 (42.1%)

Length of hospital stay (days), median [IQR]

16 [9–27]

16 [9–27]

16 [9–28]

17 [9–28]

15 [8–26]

11 [4–20]

Survivor only: Length of hospital stay (days), median [IQR]

17 [10–28]

17 [10–28]

17 [10–29]

18 [11–29]

18 [11–29]

15 [19–24]

  1. ER, emergency room; ICU, intensive care unit