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Table 5 Initial diagnosis and therapy in the hospital in the group comparison

From: Reality of treatment for severely injured patients: are there age-specific differences?

Group

Children (n = 2,590)

Adults (n = 2,590)

Elderly (n = 2,590)

Prehospital time from accident to hospital admission (min)

66 ± 29

67 ± 31

70 ± 42

Helicopter transport (%)

39.9

32.2

23.4

Hospital admission at weekend (%)

45.3

47.4

38.5

Hospital admission at night (%)

38.6

42.9

31.6

BP in hospital (mmHg; MV, SD)

118 ± 23

128 ± 27

138 ± 35

Volume replacement in hospital (ml; MV, SD)

800 ± 1012

1181 ± 1389

924 ± 1059

Intubation in the emergency room (%)

12.1

11.4

9.5

CPR emergency room (%)

2.1

1.8

2.3

Catecholamines in the emergency room (%)

11.3

15.6

17.6

Chest tube in the emergency room (%)

3.9

7.1

5.6

Coagulopathy (Quick’s value ≤ 60%, or INR ≥ 1.4, or PTT ≥ 40 s) (%)

13.9

9.6

25.5

BE (MV, SD)

-2.0 ± 4.1

-2.1 ± 4.4

-1.7 ± 4.8

Hb at admission (g/dl)

12.0 ± 1.9

13.3 ± 2.2

12.2 ± 2.3

Quick (%)

79.6

 ± 16.3

87.9

 ± 18.2

78.1

 ± 26.9

INR

1.2 ± 0.5

1.1 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.9

Preexisting coagulation disorder (%) [recorded from 2016]

0.3

1.0

50.2

Blood transfusion in the emergency room (%)

7.3

8.7

10.0

Mass transfusion (≥ 10 units of pRBC; %)

0.5

1.2

0.9

FFP administration emergency room (%)

3.1

5.2

4.1

  1. Values are the mean, standard deviation (SD) or % of the group; BP,blood pressure; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
  2. INR, International Normalized Ratio; PTT, Prothrombin time; BE, Base excess; Hb, haemoglobin;. pRBC, packed red blood cells; FFP, fresh-frozen plasma