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Table 1 Patient demographics and outcomes

From: Regular feedback on inter-hospital transfer improved the clinical outcome and survival in patients with multiple trauma: a retrospective cohort study

 

Without feedback

(N = 69)

With feedback

(N = 109)

p-value a

n (%)

n (%)

Patient demographics

 Age, median (IQR), years

41.0 (23.0–64.0)

46.0 (25.0–61.0)

0.800

 Male

49 (71.01)

77 (70.64)

1.000

 ISS, median (IQR)

25.0 (20.0–29.0)

27.0 (20.0–38.0)

0.0499

 CPR

1 (1.45)

8 (7.34)

0.156

 Shock index ≥0.9

14 (20.29)

37 (34.91)

0.056

 GCS ≤ 8

21 (30.43)

26 (23.85)

<  0.001

 RBC ≥12 U

10 (14.49)

32 (29.36)

0.036

Outcome

 IHTD, median (IQR), minutes

141.0 (107.0–184.0)

134.0 (103.0–170.0)

0.330

 Patients with transfusion

N = 26

N = 71

 

 Blood transfusion before transfer

11 (42.31)

52 (73.24)

0.010

 TSBT, median (IQR), minutes

101.5 (79.0–153.0)

88.0 (55.0–132.0)

0.046

 Mortality

16 (23.19)

18 (16.51)

0.364

 LOS, median (IQR), days

15.0 (8.0–22.0)

14.0 (9.0–29.0)

0.528

  1. aChi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables or the Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables. ISS, injury severity score; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; RBC, red blood cell; IHTD, inter-hospital transfer duration; TST, time span before blood transfusion; LOS, length of stay