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Table 1 Outcomes (mortality rate, hospital LOS and ICU LOS) among different WSES classes of open pelvic fractures in the NTDB 2015 (N = 830)

From: The application of the WSES classification system for open pelvic fractures—validation and supplement from a nationwide data bank

Outcome

Minor (N = 398)

Moderate (N = 268)

Severe (N = 164)

p value

Mortality

    

 Mortality rate (N, %)

14 (3.5%)

30 (11.2%)

39 (23.8%)

< 0.001*

 Odds of mortality

– (baseline)

3.457 (1.797–6.654)

8.558 (4.498–16.281)

< 0.001

LOS (days) (excluding mortality patients)

 Hospital LOS

12.0 (10.6–13.5)

17.8 (14.6–21.0)

18.5 (14.9–22.1)

< 0.001

 ICU LOS

3.2 (2.5–4.0)

6.8 (5.3–8.4)

6.8 (5.0–8.6)

 
  1. Mortality rate: N (percentage), odds of mortality: odds (95% confidence interval)
  2. Hospital LOS: mean (95% confidence interval), ICU LOS: mean (95% confidence interval)
  3. LOS, length of stay; ICU, intensive care unit; WSES, World Society of Emergency Surgery; NTDB, National Trauma Data Bank
  4. *Chi-square test; Logistic regression; ANOVA (analysis of variance)