Table 1 Patient demographics and injury characteristics for the 98 trauma laparotomy patients
From: A characterization of trauma laparotomies in a scandinavian setting: an observational study
Parameter | Number of patients | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 79 | 80.6% |
Female | 19 | 19.4% |
Age | 31 (25) years | |
Trauma mechanism | ||
Penetrating | 65 | 66.3% |
Blunt | 33 | 33.7% |
Damage mechanism | ||
Blows and shocks (incl. fall from height and same level) | 9 | 9.2% |
Gunshot | 6 | 6.1% |
Stab, cut, bite | 59 | 60.2% |
Traffic accidents | 24 | 24.5% |
Other | 2 | 2.0% |
Type of admission | ||
Primary | 87 | 88.8% |
Secondary | 11 | 11.2% |
ISS | 13 (17) | |
GCS | 15 (2) | |
AIS regions | ||
AIS head | NA | 0 (0) |
AIS face | NA | 0 (0) |
AIS chest | NA | 1 (3) |
AIS abdomen | NA | 3 (1) |
AIS extremities | NA | 0 (1) |
AIS external | NA | 0 (1) |
Systolic blood pressure at arrival | NA | 113 (40) mmHg |
Lactate at arrival | NA | 2.9 (4.1) |
ASA classification (pre-injury) | NA | 1 (1) |
Radiology before surgery | ||
eFAST performed | 69 | 70.4% |
Positive | 25 | 36.2% |
CT | 67 | 68.4% |
Selective trauma scan | 19 | 28.4% |
Full trauma scan | 47 | 70.1% |
Time to CT after arrival | 20 (13) min | |
Transfusion | ||
Total volume of transfused blood product | 2000 (3750) ml | |
Patients received PRBC | 34 | 34.7% |
Patients received FFP | 37 | 37.8% |
Patients received PLT | 29 | 29.6% |
Time from injury to arrival at trauma care unit | 54 (43) min | 54 (43) min |
Trauma call duration | 58 (57) min | 58 (57) min |