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Table 7 Significant differences between decedents and survivors divided by ISS

From: Mortality in severely injured elderly patients: a retrospective analysis of a German level 1 trauma center (2002–2011)

ISS

 

Decedents

Survivors

p value

16-25

Patients

28

39

 
 

GCS

5 (3 - 10)

12 (9 - 15)

= 0.002

 

RTS

5.4 (4.3 – 6.6)

6.7 (5.9 – 7.4)

= 0.028

 

ISS

25 (25 - 25)

18 (17 - 24)

< 0.001

 

TRISS

0.5 (0.4 – 0.7)

0.8 (0.7 – 0.9)

= 0,003

 

RISC

63.7 (54.5 – 73.0)

31.4 (23.4 – 39.4)

< 0.001

 

PTT (sec)

43.6 (24.1 – 63.0)

27.2 (23.7 – 30.8)

= 0.012

 

Prothrombin value (%)

59.1 (46.7 – 71.5)

82.9 (72.7 – 93.1)

= 0.004

 

AIS head

5 (4 - 5)

4 (3 - 4)

= 0.006

 

Intubation at AS

78.6%

36.8%

= 0.001

 

Mortality proportion

40%

 
 

RISC overall

44.9

 

26-35

Patients

20

3

 
 

GCS

6 (3 - 8)

14 (13 - 14)

= 0.003

 

AIS Thorax

0 (0 - 2)

3 (2 - 3)

= 0.042

 

Male

25%

100%

= 0.030

 

Mortality proportion

87%

 
 

RISC overall

62.5

 

36-45

Patients

5

3

 
 

Mortality proportion

62.5%

 
 

RISC overall

64.5

 

> 45

Patients

9

1

 
 

Mortality proportion

90%

 
 

RISC overall

93.8

 
  1. Categorical variables are presented as median with the interquartile range in parentheses, continuous variables as means with the 95% confidence interval in parentheses, and incidences as percentages; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; RTS, Revised Trauma Score; ISS, Injury Severity Score; TRISS, Trauma and Injury Severity Score; RISC, Revised Injury Severity Classification; PTT, Partial Thromboplastin time; AS, Accident scene; AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale.