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Table 1 Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics of the study subjects

From: Comparison between laparotomy first versus angiographic embolization first in patients with pelvic fracture and hemoperitoneum: a nationwide observational study from the Japan Trauma Data Bank

  

Number (percent)

Laparotomy first

TAE first

P

(Total number = 317)

(N = 123)

(N = 194)

Patient characteristics

    

    Age

years (mean ± SD)

48.8 ± 22.5

48.7 ± 21.3

48.9 ± 23.3

0.955

 

≤25

67 (21%)

24 (20%)

43 (22%)

 
 

26-49

91 (29%)

36 (29%)

55 (28%)

 
 

50-64

64 (20%)

34 (28%)

30 (15%)

 
 

≥65

94 (30%)

28 (23%)

66 (34%)

 

    Gender

    

<0.001*

 

male

185 (58%)

86 (70%)

99 (51%)

 
 

female

132 (42%)

37 (30%)

95 (49%)

 

No. of comorbidities

    

0.346

 

0

181 (57%)

74 (60%)

107 (55%)

 
 

1

106 (33%)

39 (32%)

67 (35%)

 
 

≥2

30 (10%)

10 (8%)

20 (10%)

 

Pre-hospital

     
 

artificial respiration

14 (4%)

10 (8%)

4 (2%)

0.010*

 

prehospital IV

31 (10%)

15 (12%)

16 (8%)

0.249

In-hospital

     

    SBP

mmHg (mean ± SD)

91 ± 33

84 ± 32

97 ± 33

<0.001*

 

≤65

67 (21%)

35 (28%)

32 (16%)

 
 

66-89

96 (30%)

46 (37%)

50 (26%)

 
 

≥90

151 (48%)

42 (34%)

109 (56%)

 

    HR

beat/min (mean ± SD)

104 ± 28

104 ± 30

104 ± 26

0.927

    BT

°C (mean ± SD)

35.8 ± 1.2

35.6 ± 1.0

35.9 ± 1.2

0.063

    GCS score

mean ± SD

11.7 ± 4.0

11.1 ± 4.5

12.1 ± 3.7

0.035*

    (total)

< 9

69 (23%)

36 (31%)

33 (18%)

 
 

9-13

76 (25%)

25 (21%)

51 (27%)

 
 

> 13

160 (52%)

57 (48%)

103 (55%)

 

Severity of injuries

     

    ISS

mean ± SD

37.4 ± 13.9

38.5 ± 12.9

33.8 ± 13.9

0.027*

 

< 26

80 (25%)

19 (15%)

61 (31%)

 
 

26-35

86 (27%)

35 (28%)

51 (26%)

 
 

36-45

76 (24%)

31 (25%)

45 (23%)

 
 

> 45

75 (24%)

38 (31%)

37 (19%)

 

    RTS

mean ± SD

6.3 ± 1.6

5.8 ± 1.8

6.6 ± 1.4

<0.001*

    Ps(TRISS)

mean ± SD

0.63 ± 0.32

0.53 ± 0.34

0.68 ± 0.30

<0.001*

    AIS

     
 

Pelvic fracture

3.5 ± 1.3

3.3 ± 1.2

3.6 ± 1.3

0.025*

 

Head

0.9 ± 1.5

1.0 ± 1.5

0.9 ± 1.5

0.863

 

Face

0.3 ± 0.6

0.3 ± 0.6

0.2 ± 0.6

0.462

 

Thorax

2.4 ± 1.9

2.5 ± 1.9

2.3 ± 1.9

0.374

 

Abdomen

2.5 ± 1.6

3.4 ± 1.2

2.0 ± 1.6

<0.001*

 

Upper extremity

0.7 ± 1.0

0.7 ± 1.0

0.7 ± 1.0

0.997

Associated injury

     
 

Liver

99 (31%)

45 (37%)

54 (28%)

0.101

 

Spleen

70 (22%)

29 (24%)

41 (21%)

0.609

 

Kidney

45 (14%)

21 (17%)

24 (12%)

0.242

 

Bladder

25 (8%)

12 (10%)

13 (7%)

0.325

 

Bowel perforation

21 (7%)

17 (14%)

4 (2%)

<0.001*

 

Mesenteric

34 (11%)

27 (22%)

7 (4%)

<0.001*

  1. AIS, abbreviated injury scale; BT, body temperature; GCS, Glasgow coma scale; HR, heart rate; ISS, injury severity score; IV, intravascular; Ps, probability of survival; RTS, revised trauma score; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation; TAE, transcatheter arterial embolization; TRISS, trauma and injury severity score.
  2. *p values significant at p < 0.05.
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