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Table 2 Trauma characteristics and outcomes according to duodenal trauma severity

From: Risk factors for the leakage of the repair of duodenal wounds: a secondary analysis of the Panamerican Trauma Society multicenter retrospective review

Variable

AAST Duodenal injury grade

1 and 2

3

4 and 5

p-value

Number of patients (%)

68 (23.6)

180 (62.5)

40 (13.9)

Age (years), median (IQR)

29.5 (22–43)

29 (22–40)

28.5 (21–40.5)

0.935**

SBP in the ER (mm Hg), median (IQR)

112 (99–125)

110 (90–130)

120 (100–138)

0.140**

Hypotension at arrival to the ER, n (%)

11 (16.2)

31 (17.2)

5 (12.5)

0.845*

Transfusion before first surgery, n (%)

23 (33.8)

91 (50.6)

12 (30.0)

0.10*

PRBC transfused (units), median (IQR)

1 (0–4)

2 (0–6)

0 (0–3.5)

0.231**

Massive transfusion, n (%)

15 (22.1)

41 (22.8)

8 (20.0)

0.978*

ISS, median (IQR)

18 (15–25)

21 (16–26)

16 (10.5–25)

0.005**

Abdominal AIS, median (IQR)

3 (2–4)

3 (3–4)

3.5 (3–5)

0.031**

ICU admission, n (%)

38 (55.9)

134 (74.4)

29 (72.5)

0.019*

Hospital LOS, n (%)

13 (8–25)

14.5 (9–31)

18 (10.5–44.5)

0.089**

Leak of the duodenal repair, n (%)

5 (7.4)

41 (22.8)

4 (10.0)

0.006*

Need for unplanned surgery, n (%)

17 (25.0)

69 (38.3)

17 (42.5)

0.094*

Sepsis, n (%)

10 (14.7)

47 (26.1)

8 (20)

0.165*

Mortality, n (%)

0 (0)

31 (17.2)

5 (12.5)

 < 0.001*

  1. AAST American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, SBP Systolic blood pressure, ER Emergency room, PRBC Packed red blood cells, IQR Interquartile range, ISS Injury Severity Score, AIS Abbreviated Injury Scale
  2. *Fisher’s exact test
  3. **Kruskal–Wallis test