Table 1.

Characteristics of trauma patients at Emergency Department presentation and outcome of trauma

ParameterAll patients
(n = 169)
No MODS
(n = 130)
MODS
(n = 39)
P
Demographics     
 Age (y) 51 (31-62) 51 (32-60) 52 (31-67) .514 
 Female sex, n (%) 35 (20.7) 24 (18.5) 11 (28.2) .126 
 Blunt injury, n (%) 159 (94.1) 122 (93.8) 37 (94.9) .881 
 Injury severity score 20 (9-27) 16 (9-25) 27 (22-38) <.001 
 TBI, n (%)
nonisolated 
73 (43.2)
34 (20.1) 
48 (36.9)
19 (14.6) 
25 (64.1)
15 (38.5) 
.001
.002 
Vital parameters     
 Heart rate (bpm) 82 (70-97) 81 (68-93) 89 (78-112) .024 
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 130 (28) 133 (115-147) 120 (108-142) .081 
 Glasgow Coma Scale, TBI patients 14 (3-15)
5 (3-14) 
14 (6-15)
6 (3-14) 
4 (3-14)
3 (3-9) 
<.001
.162 
 Hemoglobin (g/dL) 13.4 (12.1-14.5) 13.5 (12.6-14.8) 12.0 (10.4-13.3) <.001 
 Lactate (mmol/L) 2.4 (1.6-3.7) 2.4 (1.6-3.4) 2.5 (1.6-3.9) .390 
 Base excess (mEq/L) −1.3 (−3.7 to 0.6) −1.0 (−3.0 to 1.0) −2.6 (−6.5 to −0.3) .004 
Coagulation     
 Platelet count (×109/L) 217 (178-256) 226 (185-257) 190 (167-250) .042 
 PT (s) 11.9 (11.2-12.7) 11.7 (11.2-12.5) 12.6 (11.9-14.1) .002 
 aPTT (s) 23.5 (22.8-26.0) 23 (22-25) 26 (23-28) .002 
 Fibrinogen (g/L) 2.2 (1.6-2.5) 2.2 (1.8-2.6) 1.8 (1.1-1.9) .002 
 D-dimer (mg/L) 9.3 (2.5-32.0) 6.7 (2.1-25.8) 29.0 (14.2-32.0) .002 
Fluids T0-T24     
 Crystalloids (mL) 2000 (1000-2900) 2000 (1000-2750) 2400 (1050-5200) .025 
 Red blood cells (U) 1.0 (3.4) 0.5 (2.3) 2.9 (5.1) .007 
 Plasma (U) 0.7 (2.9) 0.3 (1.8) 1.8 (4.7) .072 
 Buffy coat platelets (U) 0.4 (2.1) 0.1 (0.9) 1.2 (3.8) .091 
Late complications and mortality     
 MODS, n (%) 39 (23.1) 0 (0) 39 (100) ND 
 ICU days 1 (0-5) 1 (0-2) 11 (4-18) <.001 
Ventilator days 0 (0-3) 0 (0-1) 7 (4-15) <.001 
 Hospital days 7 (4-17) 6 (3-11) 24 (12-33) <.001 
 24-h mortality, n (%) 11 (6.5) 11 (8.4) 0 (0) .070 
 >24-h to 30-d mortality, n (%) 9 (5.3) 0 (0) 9 (23.1) <.001 
ParameterAll patients
(n = 169)
No MODS
(n = 130)
MODS
(n = 39)
P
Demographics     
 Age (y) 51 (31-62) 51 (32-60) 52 (31-67) .514 
 Female sex, n (%) 35 (20.7) 24 (18.5) 11 (28.2) .126 
 Blunt injury, n (%) 159 (94.1) 122 (93.8) 37 (94.9) .881 
 Injury severity score 20 (9-27) 16 (9-25) 27 (22-38) <.001 
 TBI, n (%)
nonisolated 
73 (43.2)
34 (20.1) 
48 (36.9)
19 (14.6) 
25 (64.1)
15 (38.5) 
.001
.002 
Vital parameters     
 Heart rate (bpm) 82 (70-97) 81 (68-93) 89 (78-112) .024 
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 130 (28) 133 (115-147) 120 (108-142) .081 
 Glasgow Coma Scale, TBI patients 14 (3-15)
5 (3-14) 
14 (6-15)
6 (3-14) 
4 (3-14)
3 (3-9) 
<.001
.162 
 Hemoglobin (g/dL) 13.4 (12.1-14.5) 13.5 (12.6-14.8) 12.0 (10.4-13.3) <.001 
 Lactate (mmol/L) 2.4 (1.6-3.7) 2.4 (1.6-3.4) 2.5 (1.6-3.9) .390 
 Base excess (mEq/L) −1.3 (−3.7 to 0.6) −1.0 (−3.0 to 1.0) −2.6 (−6.5 to −0.3) .004 
Coagulation     
 Platelet count (×109/L) 217 (178-256) 226 (185-257) 190 (167-250) .042 
 PT (s) 11.9 (11.2-12.7) 11.7 (11.2-12.5) 12.6 (11.9-14.1) .002 
 aPTT (s) 23.5 (22.8-26.0) 23 (22-25) 26 (23-28) .002 
 Fibrinogen (g/L) 2.2 (1.6-2.5) 2.2 (1.8-2.6) 1.8 (1.1-1.9) .002 
 D-dimer (mg/L) 9.3 (2.5-32.0) 6.7 (2.1-25.8) 29.0 (14.2-32.0) .002 
Fluids T0-T24     
 Crystalloids (mL) 2000 (1000-2900) 2000 (1000-2750) 2400 (1050-5200) .025 
 Red blood cells (U) 1.0 (3.4) 0.5 (2.3) 2.9 (5.1) .007 
 Plasma (U) 0.7 (2.9) 0.3 (1.8) 1.8 (4.7) .072 
 Buffy coat platelets (U) 0.4 (2.1) 0.1 (0.9) 1.2 (3.8) .091 
Late complications and mortality     
 MODS, n (%) 39 (23.1) 0 (0) 39 (100) ND 
 ICU days 1 (0-5) 1 (0-2) 11 (4-18) <.001 
Ventilator days 0 (0-3) 0 (0-1) 7 (4-15) <.001 
 Hospital days 7 (4-17) 6 (3-11) 24 (12-33) <.001 
 24-h mortality, n (%) 11 (6.5) 11 (8.4) 0 (0) .070 
 >24-h to 30-d mortality, n (%) 9 (5.3) 0 (0) 9 (23.1) <.001 

Data are represented as number (percentage), median (IQR), or mean (SD). Comparisons were made between patients without MODS and patients with MODS. Buffy coat platelets consisted of 5 donors per unit.

aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; bpm, beats per minute; ICU, Intensive Care Unit; ND, not determined; PT, prothrombin time; TBI, traumatic brain injury.

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