Table 2 Baseline characteristics of severely injured patients (ISS ≥ 16)
Items | PRE group | POST group | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 52.3 (16.4) | 50.4 (15.4) | 0.16 |
Sex | 298 | 301 | 0.20 |
Male | 212 (71.1%) | 228 (79.1%) | |
Female | 86 (28.9%) | 73 (24.3%) | |
Direct admission | 173 (58.1%) | 173 (57.5%) | 0.89 |
Transferred from another hospital | 125 (42.0%) | 128 (42.5%) | 0.89 |
Mechanism of injury | - | ||
Motor vehicle crash | 150 (50.3%) | 150 (49.8%) | |
Fall | 97 (32.6%) | 86 (28.6%) | |
Penetrating trauma | 14 (4.7%) | 15 (5.0%) | |
Others | 37 (12.4%) | 50 (16.6%) | |
ISS | 24.3 (8.5) | 24.9 (8.5) | 0.46 |
16–25 | 189 (63.4%) | 190 (63.1%) | |
26–35 | 75 (25.2%) | 77 (25.9%) | |
36–50 | 31 (10.4%) | 32 (10.6%) | |
> 51 | 3 (1.0%) | 2 (0.7%) | |
GCS | 12.6 (3.9) | 12.6 (3.6) | 0.92 |
3–8 | 71 (23.8%) | 64 (21.3%) | |
9–12 | 55 (18.5%) | 39 (13.0%) | |
13–15 | 172 (57.7%) | 198 (65.8%) | |
Whole-body CT | 279 (93.6%) | 281 (93.4%) | 0.89 |
Intubation | 60 (20.1%) | 58 (19.3%) | 0.79 |
Chest tube insertion | 54 (18.1%) | 58 (19.3%) | 0.72 |
Transfusion | 157 (52.7%) | 152 (50.5%) | 0.59 |
Surgery before ICU admission | 97 (32.6%) | 108 (35.9%) | 0.39 |
ICU stay (hours) | 239.5 (262.1) | 192.9 (244.6) | 0.09 |
Length of stay (days) | 25.6 (30.1) | 22.3 (16.3) | 0.12 |
Ventilator usage time (hours) | 152.1 (235.9) | 120.2 (144.4) | 0.23 |