Table 1 Characteristics of severely injured patients with and without mechanical complications of invasive emergency procedures.
Total (n = 526) | Any complication <24 h (n = 138) | No complication <24 h (n = 388) | Univariate p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years; mean (SD) | 51 (22) | 49 (20) | 51 (22) | 0.248 |
Male; n (%) | 372 (70.7) | 99 (71.7) | 273 (70.4) | 0.760 |
BMI; mean (SD) | 25.8 (4.1) | 26.0 (4.3) | 25.7 (4.0) | 0.390 |
ASA class >2; n (%) | 85 (16.2) | 18 (13.0) | 67 (17.3) | 0.247 |
Pre-injury anticoagulation; n (%) | 74 (14.1) | 16 (11.6) | 58 (14.9) | 0.330 |
Admission daytime 8am–7pm; n (%) | 372 (70.1) | 96 (69.6) | 272 (70.3) | 0.874 |
ISS; mean (SD) | 27.8 (12.4) | 32.7 (14.2) | 26.1 (11.2) | <0.001 |
AIS head >3; n (%) | 166 (31.6) | 46 (33.3) | 120 (30.9) | 0.602 |
Out-of-hospital airway management; n (%) | 239 (45.4) | 97 (70.3) | 142 (36.6) | <0.001 |
Admission SBP, mmHg; mean (SD) | 120 (36) | 110 (40) | 123 (34) | 0.001 |
Admission temperature <35.2 °C; n (%) | 35.4 (1.5) | 35.2 (1.6) | 35.6 (1.4) | 0.012 |
Admission Hb, mmol/L; mean (SD) | 7.47 (1.54) | 7.13 (1.62) | 7.59 (1.49) | 0.004 |
Admission BE, mmol/L; mean (SD) | −2.77 (5.25) | −4.38 (5.61) | −2.20 (5.01) | <0.001 |
Admission Lactate, mmol/L; mean (SD) | 3.1 (3.2) | 3.8 (3.7) | 2.9 (2.9) | 0.006 |
Red blood cells <24 h; mean (SD) | 2.8 (7.8) | 4.8 (11.4) | 2.1 (5.7) | 0.008 |
Noradrenaline <24 h, μg/kg/min; mean (SD) | 0.23 (0.42) | 0.37 (0.52) | 0.18 (0.37) | <0.001 |
Time to surgery <24 h, h; mean (SD) | 1.54 (3.57) | 1.36 (2.80) | 1.61 (3.81) | 0.475 |
Ventilator days; mean (SD) | 4.9 (8.4) | 7.7 (10.6) | 3.8 (7.3) | <0.001 |
ICU LOS, days; mean (SD) | 10.4 (13.4) | 14.2 (15.3) | 9.1 (12.4) | <0.001 |
24 h mortality; n (%) | 41 (7.8) | 16 (11.6) | 25 (6.4) | 0.053 |
30 day mortality; n (%) | 86 (16.3) | 29 (21.0) | 57 (14.7) | 0.084 |
