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

Table 4 Multivariable regression analysis for development of lung failure in patients with mechanical ventilation on ICU (n = 25,014)

	Coefficent	p value	OR	95% CI of OR
ISS (per point)	0.020	< 0.001	1.020	1.018–1.022
AIS severity of thorax trauma (per point)	0.161	< 0.001	1.18	1.13–1.22
Pre-injury ASA 3/4	0.396	< 0.001	1.49	1.37–1.61
Age group (reference: 18–54 y)		< 0.001
55–64 y	0.241	< 0.001	1.27	1.18–1.38
65–74 y	0.414	< 0.001	1.51	1.39–1.65
75–84 y	0.409	< 0.001	1.51	1.37–1.66
≥ 85 y	0.412	< 0.001	1.51	1.31–1.75
Hemothorax	0.352	< 0.001	1.42	1.33–1.52
Pneumothorax	0.000	0.99	1.00	0.94–1.06
Lung contusion	0.222	< 0.001	1.25	1.18–1.32
Lung lacteration	0.142	0.07	1.15	0.99–1.34
Rib fractures (3 or more)	0.054	0.09	1.06	0.99–1.12
Constant	− 2.153	< 0.001

ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification system; CI, confidence interval; ISS, Injury Severity Score; OR, odds ratio, y years

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