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Table 2 Oxygen saturation, frequency of intubation of patients in the state of moderate or severe shock

From: The trauma patient in hemorrhagic shock: how is the C-priority addressed between emergency and ICU admission?

 

BE -2 to -6

BE < -6

At scene

ER

p

At scene

ER

p

SpO 2 , mean % (SD)

89.5 (12.1)

96.8 (5.1)

<0.001

87.9 (17.2)

94.9 (11.8)

<0.001

Intubation, n (%)

183/258 (71.3)

242/258 (93.8)

<0.001

200/256 (78.1)

246/255 (96.5)

<0.001

Chest tube, n (%)

42/258 (16.3)

133/254 (52.4)

<0.001

44/256 (17.2)

134/254 (52.8)

<0.021

  1. Mean oxygen saturation at scene and upon ER arrival, frequency of intubation and ventilation according to the subgroups of patients in the state of moderate (BE -2 to -6) and severe shock (BE < -6) upon ER admission.
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241