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Table 3 Comparison between PHI and ERI patients

From: Postponing intubation in spontaneously breathing major trauma patients upon emergency room admission does not impair outcome

 

Variable

PHI

Number or Median (IQR)

ERI

Number or Median (IQR)

p value

n

258

36

 

Mortality

68 (26.4%)

6 (16.7%)

0.3

Pre-hospital

GCS

6 (3–10)

14 (12–15)

0.0001

SBP

110 (80–130)

100 (90–117)

NS

Heart rate

97 (75–116)

98 (85–180)

NS

Respiratory rate

14 (10–18)

15 (12–20)

0,014

SpO2

89 (80–95)

94 (90–98)

< 0.0001

Cardiac arrest

30

0

0.0342

Time on scene (min)

30 (21–40)

20 (15–28)

0.0002

Transport time (min)

19 (13–26)

18 (10–21)

NS

 

HEMS

194 (75%)

26 (72%)

NS

Ground ambulance

64 (25%)

9 (28%)

NS

In-hospital

SBP

106 (80–125)

89 (70–145)

NS

Heart rate

95 (80–160)

96 (82–115)

NS

SpO2

98 (94–99)

92 (83.5–96)

< 0.0001

PaO2

204 (94,5–317)

146 (64.5–195)

0.0061

PaCO2

43.6 (37.2–50.5)

43.8 (38.7–50.9)

NS

BE

−3.95 (−7 - -1,7)

−4.35 (−8,4 - -1,83)

NS

Body temperature

35.6 (34.6–36.1)

36 (35–36.4)

NS

Time to CT (min)

13 (9–19)

17 (10–23.5)

NS

ICU stay (h)

312 (72–528)

76 (144–450)

NS

Mech. ventilation (h)

144 (24–336)

120 (24–324)

NS

Scores

ISS

33 (24–43)

25 (20–38)

NS

NISS

41 (27–57)

38 (29–48)

NS

RISC2

15.5 (4,2-71,1)

6.3 (1,2-23,7)

0.0013