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Table 3 Final model of the multivariate logistic regression analysis to predict mortality in patients admitted to hospital with ROSC (n = 2,460; source: TR-DGU)

From: Survival after traumatic cardiac arrest is possible—a comparison of German patient-registries

Variable

Unit

Coefficient

p-value

OR

95% CI

Age (years) (reference 0-59)

60–69

 + 0.22

.126

1.25

0.94–1.66

70–79

 + 0.38

.009

1.46

1.10–1.93

80 + 

 + 1.44

 < .001

4.22

2.97–6.00

Sex

male

- 0.28

.023

0.76

0.60–0.96

ISS

per point

 + 0.025

 < .001

1.025

1.018–1.032

Head injury

AIS 3 + 

 + 0.78

 < .001

2.17

1.71–2.76

Extremity injury

AIS 3 + 

- 0.46

0.001

0.63

0.48–0.84

Found in CA

yes

 + 0.74

 < .001

2.10

1.70–2.59

Shock on admission

yes

 + 0.65

 < .001

1.91

1.53–2.39

Blood transfusion

yes

 + 0.71

 < .001

2.03

1.51–2.72

CA/CPR in the ER (reference: no)

yes

 + 1.74

 < .001

5.70

3.74–8.70

unknown

 + 0,40

0.001

1.50

1.19–1.86

Emergency surgery

yes

- 0.31

.018

0.74

0.57–0.95

Level 1 hospital

yes

- 0.27

0.041

0.77

0.60–0.99

Constant

 

-1.22

 < .001

  
  1. CA Cardiac arrest, CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ER Emergency room, Level 1 hospital supra-regional (certified) trauma center with at least 50 ISS 16 + cases per year, all trauma centers in Germany are classified as Level 1, 2 (regional) or 3 (local) based on a structured auditing which is updated every 3 years, ISS Injury severity score, TR-DGU Trauma Registry of the German Society for Trauma Surgery