Table 3 Comparisons of General Information in Pelvic Trauma Patients: Early versus Late Mortality

Patient Demographics

 Age --- year, mean (SD)

44 (18)

51 (21)

<0.05

 Gender ---Male, yes (%)

78

70

0.30

 Race

  White (%)

68

75

<0.05

  African-American (%)

17

6

  Hispanic (%)

16

12

  Others^a (%)

0

7

Clinical Variables upon Patient Arrival at ED

 Systolic BP ---mmHg, mean (SD)

74 (50)

107 (37)

<0.01

 Heart Rate ---bpm, mean (SD)

87 (52)

102 (34)

0.05

 Respiratory Rate --- rpm, mean (SD)

13 (10)

15 (6)

0.12

 GCS --- number, mean (SD)

6.67 (4.96)

7.95 (5.27)

0.13

 RTS

  (Mean, SD)

3.93 (2.84)

5.41 (2.09)

<0.01

  (Median, IQR)

4.09 (5.22)

5.97 (3.75)

0.12

 ISS

  (Mean, SD)

37 (14)

36 (14)

0.63

  (Median, IQR)

34 (18)

34 (14)

1.00

 Crystalloid Received at ED ---ml, mean (SD)

2678 (1790)

2502 (2114)

0.61

 Type of injury

  Blunt (%)

94

97

0.43

  Penetrating (%)

6

2

 Location of pelvic injury

  Ilium ---n, (%)

12 (18)

9 (15)

0.60

  Ischium---n, (%)

2 (3)

3 (5)

0.59

  Pubis ---n, (%)

40 (59)

36 (58)

0.93

  Sacrum/coccyx ---n, (%)

19 (29)

13 (21)

0.31

  Acetabulum ---n, (%)

28 (41)

26 (42)

0.93

  Unclear --- n, (%)

22 (25)

5 (7)

<0.01

 Associated Injuries ---n, (%)

88 (99)

65 (97)

0.40

  Head ---n, (%)

43 (48)

40 (60)

0.16

  Chest ---n, (%)

55 (62)

40 (60)

0.79

  Abdomen ---n, (%)

51 (57)

37 (55)

0.80

  Extremities ---n, (%)

57 (65)

39 (59)

0.47

 Blood transfusion at ED (yes, %)

52

34

<0.05

 Hgb ---g, mean (SD)

9.7 (2.7)

11.9 (4.4)

<0.01

 History of Cardiovascular Diseases (yes, %)

11

13

0.67

 Transfer Directly to OR (yes, %)

49

39

0.19