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Table 1 Demographic and admission characteristics

From: Non-operative management of blunt abdominal trauma. Is it safe and feasible in a district general hospital?

 

NOM-S group

(n = 19)

OP group

(n = 8)

NOM-F group

(n = 3)

P ††

Age†

31 (15 – 80)

28 (21–71)

63 (37–69)

*0.815

Male sex

11 (58%)

7 (88%)

0

0.124

Comorbidities

5 (26%)

2 (25%)

2 (66.7%)

0.891

RTA

17 (90%)

6 (75%)

3 (100%)

0.332

ISS†

16 (6 – 41)

43 (21 – 75)

29 (14–29)

* <0.001

Admission Hct (ED)†

41 (32 – 46)

27 (24 – 49)

40 (39–43)

*0.008

SBP >90 mmHg (ED)

18 (95%)

1 (13%)

2 (66.7%)

<0.001

PR < 100 (ED)

15 (79%)

0 (0%)

2 (66.7%)

<0.001

RBC (IU) (first 24 h)†

0 (0 – 3)

6 (0 – 11)

0 (0–2)

* <0.001

Intubation (ED)

1 (5%)

4 (50%)

0

0.006

Positive FAST

13 (68%)

8 (100%)

3 (100%)

0.072

  1. RTA, Road Traffic Accident; ISS, Injury severity score; ED, emergency department; SBP, systolic blood pressure; PR, pulse rate
  2. *Mann Whitney U test and χ2, †Median and range, ††Comparison between NOM-S and OP group