Table 7 Outcome of multiple injured patients with severe thoracic trauma and concomitant serious lumbar spine trauma (AISLS = 3)
No Surgery (NSI) n = 114 | Early Surgery (ESI) n = 239 | Late Surgery (LSI) n = 126 | P-value (ESI versus LSI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ISS | 25.9 | 25.2 | 27.9 | 0.010 |
Days on ventilator | 4.1 [0] | 3.4 [1] | 5.3 [1] | 0.010 |
Days on ICU | 8.5 [4] | 8.4 [4] | 12.7 [10] | < 0.001 |
Days in hospital | 23.7 [17] | 24.4 [21] | 30.6 [25] | 0.001 |
MOF | 15.1 (14) | 17.3 (39) | 29.8 (34) | 0.008 |
Lung failure (ARDS) | 21.5 (20) | 16.4 (37) | 28.9 (33) | 0.007 |
Sepsis | 5.6 (5) | 5.3 (12) | 10.5 (12) | 0.076 |
Blood transfusion | 8.8 (10) | 10.5 (25) | 19.0 (24) | 0.022 |
GOS 2 | 0.9 (1) | 0 (0) | 0.8 (1) | 0.37 |
GOS 3 | 11.9 (13) | 5.1 (12) | 8.8 (11) | |
GOS 4 | 20.2 (22) | 25.4 (60) | 27.2 (34) | |
GOS 5 | 61.5 (67) | 67.4 (159) | 61.6 (77) |