From: Survival after traumatic cardiac arrest is possible—a comparison of German patient-registries
Survivor | Non-survivor | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
n = 712 | n = 1,748 | ||
Age (years)a | 55 [37–69] | 59 [40–76] | < .001 |
Male sex | 78.7% | 70.7% | < .001 |
Pre-injury ASA 3–4 | 24.9% | 27.3% | .238 |
Traffic | 46.8% | 46.9% | .92 |
High fall | 14.9% | 14.6% | .88 |
Low fall (< 3 m) | 23.0% | 25.8% | .15 |
Found in CA | 31.1% | 48.8% | < .001 |
Injury Severity Scoreb | 27.5 (18.0) | 38.9 (20.3) | < .001 |
Head injury (AIS 3 +) | 56.5% | 62.8% | < .001 |
Thorax injury (AIS 3 +) | 53.4% | 59.8% | .004 |
Abdominal injury (AIS 3 +) | 10.0% | 14.9% | .001 |
Extremity injury (AIS 3 +) | 21.5% | 22.2% | .70 |
Penetrating mechanism | 3.5% | 4.7% | .17 |
Shock (sBP < = 90) on admission | 24.9% | 45.3% | < .001 |
CA during ER treatment | 7.9% | 36.6% | < .001 |
Blood transfusion | 16.3% | 29.7% | < .001 |
Emergency surgery | 28.8% | 25.4% | .083 |
Admitted to ICU | 98.5% | 74.7% | < .001 |
LOS in hospital (days)a | 21 [12–34] | 1 [1–4] | < .001 |