Table 2 Outcomes for the overall study population and for specific age groups.

From: Age-specific assessment of initial hemoglobin levels and shock index for predicting life-saving interventions in pediatric blunt liver and spleen injuries

 

All ages

1 to 6 years of age

7 to 12 years of age

13 to 16 years of age

LSI

no LSI

P value

LSI

no LSI

P value

LSI

no LSI

P value

LSI

no LSI

P value

n = 385

n = 985

n = 92

n = 273

n = 139

n = 480

n = 154

n = 232

Life-saving interventions

            

TAE for acute hemorrhage due to BLSI, n (%)

230 (59.7)

0 (0)

 

45 (48.9)

0 (0)

 

95 (68.4)

0 (0)

 

90 (58.4)

0 (0)

 

Laparotomy for acute hemorrhage due to BLSI, n (%)

70 (18.2)

0 (0)

 

23 (25.0)

0 (0)

 

20 (14.4)

0 (0)

 

27 (17.5)

0 (0)

 

Transfusion within 24 h, n (%)

258 (67.0)

0 (0)

 

75 (81.5)

0 (0)

 

84 (60.4)

0 (0)

 

99 (64.3)

0 (0)

 

PRBC volume within 24 h (mL), mean [SD]

1173 (1543)

  

809 (974)

  

1009 (1328)

  

1573 (1921)

  

FFP volume within 24 h (mL), mean [SD]

1054 (1325)

  

775 (1012)

  

785 (855)

  

1477 (1692)

  

Platelet volume within 24 h (units), mean [SD]

5.1 (10.4)

  

4.4 (9.5)

  

3.5 (7.8)

  

6.9 (12.4)

  

Cryoprecipitate within 24 h (units), mean [SD]

0.35 (2.38)

  

0.12 (1.03)

  

0.18 (1.02)

  

0.67 (3.56)

  

Fibrinogen within 24 h (g), mean [SD]

0.56 (7.55)

  

0.12 (1.03)

  

0.06 (0.44)

  

0.06 (0.42)

  

In-hospital mortality, n (%)

21 (5.5)

0 (0)

 < 0.001

6 (6.5)

0 (0)

 < 0.001

5 (3.6)

0 (0)

0.001

10 (6.5)

0 (0)

 < 0.001

Death due to hemorrhage from BLSI, n (%)

7 (1.8)

0 (0)

 < 0.001

3 (3.3)

0 (0)

0.003

1 (0.7)

0 (0)

0.063

3 (1.9)

0 (0)

0.063

  1. TAE: transcatheter arterial embolization, BLSI: blunt liver and spleen injuries, SD: standard deviation, PRBC: packed red blood cells, FFP: fresh frozen plasma.