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Table 1 Summary and comparison of demographic and disease characteristics

From: Comparing outcomes in patients with exsanguinating injuries: an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST), multicenter, international trial evaluating prioritization of circulation over intubation (CAB over ABC)

Characteristics

CAB

ABC

All

Patients, n

171

107

278

Age (Years), Median [Q1, Q3]

46 [36, 61]

50 [33, 61.5]

47 [35, 61]

Sex

   

Male, n (%)

150 (87.72)

94 (87.85)

244 (87.77)

Female, n (%)

21 (12.28)

13 (12.15)

34 (12.23)

ISS, Median [Q1, Q3]

43 [29, 57]

42 [30, 55]

42 [29, 56]

Mechanism of Injury

   

Penetrating, n (%)

48 (28.07)

17 (15.89)

65 (23.38)

Blunt, n (%), n (%)

123 (71.93)

90 (84.11)

213 (76.62)

Intubation in OR, n (%)

67 (39.18)

0/107 (0)

67/278 (24.1)

Blood Products Before Intubation, n (%)

129 (75.44)

65 (60.75)

194 (69.78)

Blood Products, Median [Q1, Q3]

6 [4, 8]

6 [4, 9]

6 [4, 9]

Drug-Assisted Intubation, n (%)

113 (66.08)

61 (57.01)

174 (62.59)

REBOA, n (%)

9 (5.26)

0 (0)

9 (3.24)

RT, n (%)

7 (4.1)

3 (2.8)

10 (3.6)

GCS Median [Q1, Q3]

8 [6, 11]

7 [5, 9.5]

8 [5.25, 11]

SBP Before Intubation Median [Q1, Q3]

71 [63, 81.5]

76 [66.5, 81.5]

73 [64, 81.75]

SBP After Intubation Median [Q1, Q3]

67 [58, 73]

57 [50, 67]

63.5 [54, 71]

Arrest with CPR, n (%)

17 (9.91)

79 (73.83)

96 (34.5)

  1. Q1, Quartile 1 Q3, Quartile 3 OR, Operating room REBOA, Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta RT, Resuscitative Thoracotomy GCS Glasgow Coma Scale SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure CPR, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation