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Table 3 Logistic regression models of major trauma patients ISS ≥ 13 or in-hospital fatalities (N = 2542)

From: Does injury pattern among major road trauma patients influence prehospital transport decisions regardless of the distance to the nearest trauma centre? – a retrospective study

 

TC

Univariate

Multivariable

 

n (%)

OR

95% CI

р

OR

95% CI

р

Injury pattern

 Head isolateda

56 (43.1)

1.88

1.19, 2.98

< 0.01

1.51

0.75, 3.03

0.248

 Head 3+ & other 4+

67 (57.3)

3.33

2.08, 5.37

< 0.001

4.18

2.03, 8.73

< 0.001

 Head 3+ thorax 3+ & other

85 (48.6)

2.35

1.54, 3.59

< 0.001

1.63

0.88, 3.04

0.125

 Head 3+ face 2, 3 & other

84 (40.4)

1.68

1.12, 2.54

< 0.05

0.82

0.45, 1.48

0.510

 Head 3+ & other

108 (38.2)

1.53

1.05, 2.26

< 0.05

0.92

0.53, 1.60

0.760

 Spine 3+ & other

85 (33.9)

1.27

0.86, 1.90

0.236

1.19

0.67, 2.11

0.555

 Other 4+

138 (38.0)

1.52

1.06, 2.21

< 0.05

1.04

0.62, 1.77

0.871

 Abdomen 2, 3 & otherb

60 (28.7)

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Thorax 3 & other

170 (35.1)

1.34

0.95, 1.92

0.1

0.73

0.44, 1.21

0.219

 Othera

113 (35.1)

1.34

0.92, 1.96

0.126

1.43

0.82, 2.51

0.209

Distance to nearest TC

 

0.95

0.95, 0.96

< 0.001

0.95

0.95, 0.96

< 0.001

Age

 

1.00

0.99, 1.00

0.346

1.00

0.99, 1.00

0.197

Sex

 Femaleb

250 (33.3)

1.00

     

 Male

716 (40.0)

1.33

1.12, 1.60

< 0.01

1.18

0.91, 1.54

0.216

  1. aInclude fatalities ISS ≥ 4 with MAIS 2 or 3
  2. bReference variable
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

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