From: Influence of prehospital volume replacement on outcome in polytraumatized children
Patient characteristic | Low-volume group | High-volume group | Group mean (all patients) | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Patients (n) | 31 | 31 | 62 | |
Age (years) | 11.1 (4.5) | 11.4 (4.6) | 11.3 (4.5) | 0.34 |
Male (%) | 74.2 | 51.6 | 62.9 | 0.09 |
Glasgow coma scale | 8.0 (4.4) | 7.3 (4.6) | 7.7 (4.5) | 0.61 |
Injury severity score | 34.7 (12.2) | 37.3 (14.4) | 36.0 (13.3) | 0.34 |
Blunt trauma (%) | 100 | 93.5 | 96.8 | 0.50 |
AIS head | 3.4 (1.8) | 3.4 (1.8) | 3.4 (1.8) | 0.56 |
AIS thorax | 2.1 (1.8) | 2.1 (1.9) | 2.1 (1.8) | 0.96 |
AIS abdomen | 1.8 (1.8) | 1.6 (1.9) | 1.7 (1.9) | 0.33 |
AIS extremities including pelvis | 2.1 (1.5) | 2.2 (1.5) | 2.2 (1.5) | 0.88 |