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Table 2 Physiology and duration of surgery related to damage control surgery (DCS) and early definite care (EDC)

From: Outcome of severely injured patients in a unique trauma system with 24/7 double trauma surgeon on-call service

 

DCS

(n = 161)

EDC

(n = 152)

P-value

Age (years)

35 (24–54)

49 (32–66)

< 0.001*

ISS

34 (23–41)

33 (25–38)

0.84

AIS head

3 (0–3)

3 (2–5)

< 0.001*

AIS face

0 (0–1)

0 (0–2)

0.20

AIS chest

3 (1–4)

3 (3–4)

0.006*

AIS abdomen

3 (1–4)

0 (0–2)

< 0.001*

AIS pelvis/extremities

3 (2–3)

2 (0–3)

< 0.001*

AIS external

0 (0–1)

1 (0–1)

0.74

Time from ED to OR (h:mm)

1:00 (0:37–1:19)

1:36 (0:56–5:21)

< 0.001*

OR Duration (h:mm)

1:50 (1:20–2:35)

2:10 (1:30–3:28)

0.007*

BD_OR (mEq/L)

−7.0 (−10.0–4.0)

−4.0 (−7.0–1.3)

< 0.001*

Hb_OR (mmol/L)

6.8 (5.6–7.6)

6.8 (5.9–7.8)

0.26

Temperature_OR (oC)

34.8 (33.8–35.4)

35.1 (34.4–36.0)

< 0.001*

Crystalloids_OR (L)

3.0 (2.0–5.0)

3.0 (2.0–5.0)

0.34

PRBC_OR (U)

3 (1–7)

0 (0–2)

 < 0.001*

FFP_OR (U)

4 (1–7)

0 (0–2)

 < 0.001*

PLT_OR (U)#

0 (0–1)

0 (0–0)

 < 0.001*

  1. Data are expressed in median (IQR), * statistically significant
  2. # 1 unit of platelets contains 5 donors
  3. ISS = injury severity score, AIS = abbreviated injury scale, ED = Emergency Department, OR = operating room, Hb = hemoglobin, BD = Base Deficit, PRBC = packed red blood cells, FFP = fresh frozen plasma, PLT = platelets