Table 3 Comparison of patients undergoing OR and ED laparotomies for the whole study period
From: Effects of moving emergency trauma laparotomies from the ED to a dedicated OR
Laparotomy in OR | Laparotomy in ED | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n = 87 | n = 80 | p | |
Age | |||
mean (SD) | 40.0 (18.9) | 37.7 (18.6) | 0.434 |
Male (%) | 63 (72) | 59 (74) | 0.863 |
Blunt (%) | 71 (82) | 69 (86) | 0.529 |
GCS score | |||
median (interquartile range) | 12.0 (8.0) | 3.5 (8.0) | <0.001 |
Admission BP | |||
mean (SD) | 85 (27) | 70 (37) | 0.003 |
Admission BE | |||
mean (SD) | −9 (5) | −13 (7) | <0.001 |
ISS | |||
mean (SD) | 38 (17) | 42 (16) | 0.097 |
Deaths (%) | 30 (35) | 54 (68) | <0.001 |
W NTDB 05 (95% CI) | 4.55 (−2.95 to 12.05) | −2.19 (−9.11 to 4.72) | |
Non-therapeutic laparotomies, n patients (%) | 16 (18) | 25 (31) | 0.072 |
Time to emergency laparotomy (minutes) | |||
median (interquartile range) | 40.0 (29.5) | 17.0 (15.3) | <0.001 |