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Table 2 Group-specific patient data from treatment at the accident site, in the emergency department, and during initial surgical treatment

From: Prehospital intubation of the moderately injured patient: a cause of morbidity? A matched-pairs analysis of 1,200 patients from the DGU Trauma Registry

 

Not intubated

Intubated

Total

P value

Prehospital volume received (%)

91

94.8

92.9

0.01

Prehospital volume (ml, MV, SD)

911.3 ± 633.3

1,573.8 ± 868.4

1,242.6 ± 828.8

≤ 0.001

Prehospital rescue time (minutes, MV, SD)

64.8 ± 41.5

82.3 ± 41

73.3 ± 42.2

≤ 0.001

Blood pressure (mm Hg) in the emergency trauma room (MV, SD)

135.4 ± 22.7

123.6 ± 22.4

129.5 ± 23.3

≤ 0.001

Heart rate at admission to hospital (MV, SD)

90.4 ± 16.3

84.5 ± 16.8

87.4 ± 16.8

≤ 0.001

Hb at admission to hospital (mg/dl, MV, SD)

13.4 ± 2.1

12.2 ± 2

12.8 ± 2.1

≤ 0.001

Prothrombin ratio (%; MV, SD)

92.3 ± 16.1

85.7 ± 16.6

89 ± 16.7

≤ 0.001

Base excess (MV, SD)

-1.2 ± 2.9

-2.1 ± 3.7

-1.8 ± 3.4

≤ 0.001

Platelet count/nl at admission to hospital (MV, SD)

234,094.6 ± 74,398.3

201,908.6 ± 67,408.2

217,895.4 ± 72,737.1

≤ 0.001

Lactate at admission to hospital (MV, SD)

2.6 ± 3.2

2.8 ± 4

2.8 ± 3.7

0.01

Temperature at admission to hospital (°C, MV, SD)

36.7 ± 0.7

36.1 ± 0.9

36.4 ± 0.9

≤ 0.001

Prehospital use of catecholamines (%)

0

5.3

2.7

≤ 0.001

Prehospital chest tube (%)

0.7

7.3

4

≤ 0.001

Prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (%)

0

0.8

0.4

0.03

Prehospital intravenous sedation (%)

71.7

97

84.3

≤ 0.001

  1. Values shown as mean ± standard deviation or percentage of the group. Hb, hemoglobin; ml, milliliter; MV, mean value; SD, standard deviation.