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Table 2 Primary outcome

From: The effect of active warming in prehospital trauma care during road and air ambulance transportation - a clinical randomized trial

 

Passive warming

(n = 22)

Active warming

(n = 26)

Body core temperature (°C) *

  

   1st measurement

35.1 (34.7 - 35.5)

35.6 (35.2 - 36.0)

   2nd measurement

36.0 (35.7 - 36.3) †

36.4 (36.1 - 36.7) †

Cold discomfort **

  

   1st measurement

5 (4 - 7)

7 (5 - 8)

   2nd measurement

3 (0 - 5) †

2 (1 - 3) †

↳ increased

1

0

↳ unchanged

5

0

↳ decreased

15

26 ‡

Vital signs *

  

   Heart rate

  

1st measurement

83 (77 - 90)

84 (78 - 90)

2nd measurement

82 (76 - 87)

80 (75 - 86) †

   Systolic blood pressure

  

1st measurement

138 (129 - 147)

136 (127 - 145)

2nd measurement

134 (124 - 143)

131 (124 - 139)

   Respiratory rate

  

1st measurement

17 (16 - 19)

18 (16 - 20)

2nd measurement

17 (15 - 18)

16 (14 - 18) †

   Revised Trauma Score

7.84 (7.84 - 7.84)

7.83 (7.80 - 7.84)

  1. Values are * mean (95% confidence interval) or ** median (interquartile range) and number of patients. The internal drop-out of any variable was ≤ 2 patients.
  2. † Significant difference within the same group (Mann-Whitney U-test, p < 0.05)
  3. ‡ Significant difference between groups (Fisher's exact test, p < 0.05)
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241