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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of earthquake victims

From: Earthquake victims in focus: a cross-sectional examination of trauma and management in intensive care unit

Characteristics

 

7-day mortality

 

Duration under the rubble

 

All patients (n=62)

Survivor (n=54)

Nonsurvivor (n=8)

p-value

≤72 hours (n=48)

>72 hours (n=14)

p- value

Median (Q1-Q3) or n (%)

Age (years)

35.5(23-53)

33(23-50.3)

52(34.3-71.3)

0.038

36.5(23-55.3)

33.5(28-49.3)

0.853

Gender

  Female

28(45.2)

25(46.3)

3(37.5)

 

22(45.8)

6(42.9)

1.000

  Male

34(54.8)

29(53.7)

5(62.5)

0.719

26(54.2)

8(57.1)

Admission to ICU

  From emergency service

45(72.6)

37(68.5)

8(100)

0.094

31(64.6)

14(100)

0.007

  From inpatient service

17(27.4)

17(31.5)

  

17(35.4)

 

Duration from emergency service to ICU admission for all patients (hours)

7.7(4.4-15.2)

7.7(4.4-16.1)

8(3-14.2)

0.809

10(4.6-21.7)

5(2.1-8)

0.012

City

  Hatay

55(88.7)

47(87)

8(100)

0.760

45(93.8)

10(71.4)

0.012

  Kahramanmaras

4(6.5)

4(7.4)

  

1(2.1)

3(21.4)

  Adiyaman

1(1.6)

1(1.9)

   

1(7.1)

  Osmaniye

2(3.2)

2(3.7)

  

2(4.2)

 

Duration under the rubble (hours)

30.5(12-64.5)

29(11.5-64.5)

41.5(30.5-78.3)

0.284

   

Comorbidities

  Diabetes mellitus

4(6.5)

3(5.6)

1(12.5)

 

4(8.3)

  

  Hypertension

5(8.1)

3(5.6)

2(25)

 

4(8.3)

1(7.1)

 

  CAD&HF

5(8.1)

4(7.4)

1(12.5)

 

4(8.3)

1(7.1)

 

  Asthma

1(1.6)

1(1.9)

   

1(7.1)

 

  Malignancy

2(3.2)

1(1.9)

1(12.5)

 

1(2.1)

1(7.1)

 

  Chronic kidney disease

1(1.6)

1(1.9)

   

1(7.1)

 

CCI

0(0-1)

0(0-1)

0(0-3.75)

0.270

0(0-1)

0(0-0.25)

0.508

GCS score

14(3-15)

14(10-15)

3(3-3)

<0.001

14(7-15)

11(3-114)

0.139

APACHE II score

20.1(15-29.3)

19.5(15-29)

28(23-37.8)

0.057

18(15-26.8)

30.5(20-39.3)

0.005

Revised trauma score

5.5(3-11)

8(3-12)

3(3-7.8)

0.099

8(3-12)

3.5(3-8.8)

0.223

Injury severity score

24.5(11.8-38)

27(11-38.8)

16.5(12-29.3)

0.429

22(11.3-38)

26.5(15-47.3)

0.600

CRAMS score

7.5(5-9)

8(6-9)

4(2.3-4.8)

<0.001

8(6-9)

6(4.5-9.3)

0.454

SOFA score

6(4-8)

6(4-6.5)

9(4.5-11.5)

0.027

5(4-6)

7(6-10.5)

0.010

mNUTRIC score

3(1.75-4)

3(1-4)

5(2-5.75)

0.012

3(2-4)

3(1-5)

0.726

  1. ICU Intensive care unit, CAD&HF Coronary artery disease &heart failure, CCI Charlson comorbidity index, GCS Glasgow coma scale, APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, CRAMS Circulation, Respiration, Abdomen, Motor, and Speech, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, mNUTRIC Modified Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill