Table 1 Epidemiology, vital signs, injury characteristics, hospital length of stay and mortality
From: Thoracic injuries in trauma patients: epidemiology and its influence on mortality
Variable | All patients (n = 2397) | Patients with thoracic injury (n = 768) | Controls (patients without thoracic injury) (n = 1629) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age; Mean (± SD, range) | 46 (20, 18–98) | 47 (19, 18–96) | 46 (20, 18–98) |
Age ≥ 60; n = (%) | 620 (26) | 212 (28) | 408 (25) |
Gender Female; n = (%) | 688 (29) | 176 (23) | 512 (31) |
aASA-class 3–4; n = (%) | 437 (18) | 147 (19) | 290 (18) |
bInjury mechanism; n = (%) | |||
High fall | 569 (24) | 203 (26) | 366 (23) |
Low fall | 323 (14) | 45 (5.9) | 278 (17) |
MVA | 505 (21) | 196 (26) | 309 (19) |
MC | 149 (6.2) | 60 (7.7) | 89 (5.5) |
Bicycle | 192 (8.0) | 59 (7.6) | 133 (8.2) |
Gunshot | 87 (3.6) | 21 (2.8) | 66 (4.0) |
Stabbing | 300 (13) | 112 (15) | 188 (12) |
Other | 258 (11) | 69 (9.0) | 189 (12) |
Type of injury; n = (%) | |||
Blunt | 2008 (84) | 634 (83) | 1374 (84) |
Penetrating | 389 (16) | 134 (17) | 255 (16) |
ISS; Median (IQR) | 9 (15) | 14 (16) | 5 (9) |
ISS > 15; n = (%) | 608 (25) | 365 (48) | 243 (15) |
NISS; Median (IQR) | 10 (19) | 17 (20) | 6 (14) |
NISS > 15; n = (%) | 880 (37) | 476 (62) | 404 (25) |
cGCS; Median (IQR) | 15 (0) | 15 (0) | 15 (0) |
GCS < 9; n = (%) | 88 (3.7) | 25 (3.3) | 63 (3.9) |
dSBP (mmHg); Median (IQR) | 136 (28) | 135 (30) | 137 (27) |
Shock; n = (%) | 96 (4.0) | 71 (9.3) | 25 (1.5) |
Head injury; n = (%) | 993 (41) | 297 (39) | 696 (43) |
Face injury; n = (%) | 887 (37) | 268 (35) | 619 (38) |
Neck injury; n = (%) | 302 (13) | 89 (12) | 213 (13) |
Abdominal injury; n = (%) | 418 (17) | 216 (28) | 202 (12) |
Spine injury; n = (%) | 482 (20) | 257 (34) | 225 (14) |
Upper limb injury; n = (%) | 1013 (42) | 432 (56) | 581 (36) |
Lower limb injury; n = (%) | 991 (41) | 379 (49) | 612 (38) |
Hospital length of stay (days); Median (IQR) | 2 (5) | 4 (8) | 2 (4) |
eMortality 30 days; n = (%) | 158 (6.6) | 87 (11) | 71 (4.4) |