Table 7 Predictive parameters of mechanical complications of different invasive emergency procedures from univariate statistical analysis.

From: Mechanical complications and outcomes following invasive emergency procedures in severely injured trauma patients

Parameter

p value

Odds ratio

Lower 95% CI

Upper 95% CI

Airway management

    ISS >32.5*

<0.001

4.033

2.231

7.292

Chest tube placement

    Out-of-hospital chest tube placement

0.002

3.650

1.551

8.590

    Out-of-hospital tracheal intubation

0.033

2.938

1.053

8.191

Central venous catheterization

    ISS >33.5*

0.005

2.588

1.314

5.098

    Out-of-hospital tracheal intubation

0.056

2.178

0.966

4.910

Arterial catheter placement

    Admission serum lactate >4.95 mmol/L

0.001

3.394

1.654

6.962

    Admission base excess <−4.05 mmol/L

0.008

2.431

1.239

4.770

  1. CI; confidence interval, ISS; injury severity score, EMS; emergency medical service. *Cut off values from receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis; italicized p values indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05).
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