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Table 2 Patient’s characteristics

From: Multiple trauma in pregnant women: injury assessment, fetal radiation exposure and mortality. A multicentre observational study

Age, y

29 [26–34]

BMI (kg.m − 2 )

25.3 [23.3–27 ;3]

Median gestational age (weeks)

22 [12–30]

Mechanism of trauma

 

- MVA

37 (69%)

- Gunshot wounds / Stab wounds

5 (9%)

- Falls

12 (22%)

Severity Scores

 

- SAPS 2

14 [8–21]

- ISS

9 [2–20]

- ISS > 15

20 (37%)

- SOFA at 24 h

0 [0–3]

Maternal mortality

3 (6%)

Predicted maternal mortality

 

- TRISS (mean(SD)):

8% (12%)

Clinical data at first medical evaluation

 

- Cardiac arrest

2

- GCS

15 [14–15]

- Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg

11 (20%)

- Heart rate > 120/min

7 (13%)

- Vasopressors (adrenaline, noradrenaline)

8 (15%)

- Out-of-hospital intubation

12 (22%)

Clinical data upon arrival at the hospital

 

- Cardiac arrest

1

- Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg

4 (7%)

- Heart rate > 120/min

5 (9%)

- Vasopressors (adrenaline, noradrenaline)

8 (15%)

- In-hospital intubation

0

Biological data upon arrival at the hospital

 

- lactate (mmol/L)

1.4 [1-1.9]

- base excess (mmol/L)

-4.9 [-6.4—3.5]

Transfusion (RBC)

 

- pre-hospital

2

- in-hospital

12 (22%)

Surgery in the first 24 h

22 (41%)

- orthopedic surgery

12

- exploratory laparotomy

5

- maxillofacial surgery

2

- emergency cesarean section

2

- neurosurgery

1

ICU length of stay, d

2 [1–6]

Hospital length of stay, d

6 [2–17]

  1. Data are presented as medians [IQR 25-75, absolute value (percentage %) or mean (standard deviation) for the TRISS.
  2. BMI Body Mass Index, MVA motor Vehicle Accident, SAPS II Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, ISS Injury Severity Score, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, GCS Glasgow Coma Score, ICU Intensive Care Unit, RBC Red Blood Cells, TRISS Trauma Injury Severity Score.