Table 4 Trauma findings and associated complications for earthquake victims
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 | |
n (%) | |||||||
Trauma locations | |||||||
Limb | 47(75.8) | 42(77.8) | 5(62.5) | 0.388 | 35(74.5) | 12(85.7) | 0.484 |
Thorax | 25(46.3) | 21(38.9) | 4(50) | 0.703 | 19(39.6) | 6(42.9) | 0.826 |
Abdominal | 21(33.9) | 18(33.3) | 3(37.5) | 1.000 | 18(37.5) | 3(21.4) | 0.346 |
Head | 20(32.3) | 18(33.3) | 2(25) | 14(29.2) | 6(42.9) | 0.349 | |
Pelvic | 12(19.4) | 11(20.4) | 1(12.5) | 8(16.7) | 4(28.6) | 0.442 | |
Spinal | 16(25.8) | 14(25.9) | 2(25) | 11(22.9) | 5(35.7) | 0.488 | |
Thorax | |||||||
Pneumothorax | 15(24.2) | 12(22.2) | 3(37.5) | 10(20.8) | 5(35.7) | 0.296 | |
Right | 2(3.2) | 2(3.7) | 1(2.1) | 1(7.1) | |||
Left | 7(11.3) | 6(11.1) | 1(12.5) | 5(10.4) | 2(14.3) | ||
Bilateral | 6(9.7) | 4(7.4) | 2(25) | 4(8.3) | 2(14.3) | ||
Hemothorax | 7(11.3) | 6(11.1) | 1(12.5) | 5(10.4) | 2(14.3) | 0.651 | |
Pneumomediastinum | 10(16.1) | 9(16.7) | 1(12.5) | 7(14.6) | 3(21.4) | 0.681 | |
Subcutaneous emphysema | 9(14.5) | 8(14.8) | 1(12.5) | 7(14.6) | 2(14.3) | 1.000 | |
Lung contusion | 14(22.6) | 10(18.5) | 4(50) | 0.069 | 9(18.8) | 5(35.7) | 0.274 |
Compartment syndrome | 24(38.7) | 22(40.7) | 2(25) | 18(37.5) | 6(42.9) | 0.717 | |
Fracture | 38(61.3) | 34(63) | 4(50) | 0.700 | 29(60.4) | 9(64.3) | 0.794 |
Crush syndrome | 60(96.8) | 52(96.3) | 8(100) | 1.000 | 46(95.8) | 14(100) | 1.000 |
Acute kidney injury | 55(88.7) | 47(87) | 8(100) | 0.580 | 44(91.7) | 11(78.6) | 0.184 |
Oliguria/anuria | 20(32.3) | 15(27.8) | 5(62.5) | 0.098 | 18(37.5) | 2(14.3) | 0.192 |
Deep venous thrombosis | 1(1.6) | 1(1.9) | 1(2.1) | ||||
Trauma-induced coagulopathy | 2(3.2) | 2(3.7) | 2(4.2) | ||||
Infection | 54(87.1) | 47(87) | 7(87.5) | 1.000 | 41(85.4) | 13(92.9) | 0.670 |
Sepsis | 54(87.1) | 47(87) | 7(87.5) | 1.000 | 41(85.4) | 13(92.9) | 0.670 |
Septic shock | 22(35.5) | 15(27.8) | 7(87.5) | 0.002 | 16(33.3) | 6(42.9) | 0.539 |