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Table 6 Significant differences in decedents and survivors divided by age

From: Mortality in severely injured elderly patients: a retrospective analysis of a German level 1 trauma center (2002–2011)

Age

 

Decedents

Survivors

p value

76-80

Patients

31

18

 
 

GCS

6 (3 - 12)

14 (9 - 15)

= 0.004

 

ISS

26 (25 - 33)

20 (17 - 25)

< 0.001

 

TRISS

0.5 (0.4 – 0.6)

0.8 (0.6 – 1.0)

= 0.001

 

RISC

68.6 (59.2 – 78.1)

27.9 (17.8 – 38.0)

< 0.001

 

Intubation at AS

71%

35.3%

= 0.017

 

Thoracic drainage in TR

21.4%

0%

= 0.035

 

MOF

56%

25%

=0.050

 

Mortality proportion

63.3%

 
 

RISC overall

53.4

 

81-85

Patients

15

15

 
 

GCS

3 (3 - 8)

13 (6 - 15)

= 0.002

 

RTS

4.5 (2.8 – 6.1)

7.1 (6.4 – 7.8)

= 0.003

 

ISS

26 (25 - 36)

19 (17 - 25)

= 0.007

 

TRISS

0.4 (0.2 – 0.6)

0.9 (0.8 – 1.0)

< 0.001

 

RISC

69.3 (54.2 – 84.4)

30.5 (15.1 – 45.8)

< 0.001

 

Heart rate at AS

100 (90 - 120)

80 (76 - 84)

= 0.015

 

Heart rate in TR

112 (80 - 123)

82 (76 - 100)

= 0.037

 

PTT (sec)

56.4 (13.0 – 99.9)

29.6 (22.9 – 36.2)

= 0.008

 

Intubation at AS

73.3%

33.3%

= 0.028

 

Mortality proportion

50.0%

 
 

RISC overall

49.9

 

86-90

Patients

12

10

 
 

ISS

26 (25 - 29)

24 (17 - 25)

= 0.007

 

RISC

74.4 (64.5 – 84.4)

50.4 (32.3 – 68.5)

= 0.030

 

Intubation at AS

100%

70%

= 0.041

 

Mortality proportion

54.6%

 
 

RISC overall

63.5

 

> 90

Patients

4

3

 
 

Intubation at AS

75%

0%

0.047

 

Mortality proportion

57.1%

 
 

RISC overall

54.4

 
  1. Categorical variables are presented as median with the interquartile range in parentheses, continuous variables as means with the 95% confidence interval in parentheses, and incidences as percentages; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; ISS, Injury Severity Score; TRISS, Trauma and Injury Severity Score; RISC, Revised Injury Severity Classification; AS, Accident scene; TR, Trauma room; MOF, Multi-organ failure; PTT, Partial Thromboplastin time.