Table 6 Outcome of multiple injured patients with severe thoracic trauma and concomitant severe/critical thoracic spine trauma (AISTS = 4–5)
No Surgery (NSI) n = 82 | Early Surgery (ESI) n = 353 | Late Surgery (LSI) n = 54 | P-value (ESI versus LSI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ISS | 31.7 | 31.6 | 32.5 | 0.19 |
Days on ventilator | 9.2 [5] | 8.0 [3] | 13.7 [9] | 0.038 |
Days on ICU | 14.6 [13] | 14.4 [11] | 21.1 [19] | 0.002 |
Days in hospital | 39.9 [22] | 32.0 [19] | 37.4 [34] | < 0.001 |
MOF | 37.3 (25) | 35.4 (120) | 44.7 (21) | 0.22 |
Lung failure (ARDS) | 32.8 (22) | 31.0 (105) | 38.3 (18) | 0.31 |
Sepsis | 7.7 (5) | 10.4 (35) | 21.7 (10) | 0.026 |
Blood transfusion | 15.9 (13) | 26.3 (93) | 20.4 (11) | 0.35 |
GOS 2 | 1.4% (1) | 0.9 (3) | 0 (0) | 0.063 |
GOS 3 | 54.1 (40) | 57.4 (194) | 40.7 (22) | |
GOS 4 | 16.2 (12) | 21.0 (71) | 33.3 (18) | |
GOS 5 | 14.9 (11) | 15.7 (53) | 24.1 (13) |