Table 2 Data for prehospital and emergency department treatment in children on fluid administration
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of cases | 31 | 31 | 62 | |
Fluid volume replaced prehospital (ml) | 863 (433) | 2,137 (873) | 1,500 (938) | <0.001 |
Fluid volume replaced until end in trauma room (ml) | 2,632 (2099) | 3,334 (2649) | 2,977 (2390) | 0.18 |
Transport - emergency rescue helicopter (%) | 67.7 | 61.3 | 64.5 | 0.80 |
Total prehospital time (minutes) | 62.0 (17.7) | 71.5 (32.7) | 66.8 (26.5) | 0.21 |
Blood pressure at accident site (mmHg) | 108 (16) | 112 (21) | 110 (19) | 0.44 |
Blood pressure at admission to hospital (mmHg) | 108 (16) | 108 (22) | 108 (19) | 0.91 |
Respiratory rate at the accident site | 14.4 (7.3) | 14.9 (6) | 14.7 (6.5) | 0.71 |
Heart rate at accident site (seconds) | 102 (26) | 104 (22) | 103 (24) | 0.69 |
Heart rate at admission to hospital (seconds) | 106 (22) | 98 (32) | 102 (27) | 0.45 |
Temperature upon arrival in the trauma room (°C) | 35.5 (1.1) | 36.0 (1.1) | 35.7 (1.1) | 0.88 |
Hemoglobin at admission to hospital (mg/dl) | 8.0 (4.4) | 7.2 (4.7) | 7.7 (4.5) | 0.10 |
Prothrombin ratio in hospital (%) | 58.7 (19.4) | 55.6 (21.9) | 57.3 (21.9) | 0.23 |
Prothrombin time in hospital (seconds) | 42.2 (16.3) | 50.1(34.4) | 45.9 (26.3) | 0.38 |
Base excess in hospital | -3.2 (4.2) | -5.5 (6.7) | -4.2 (5.5) | 0.40 |
Units of pRBC in hospital | 5.6 (5.7) | 6.9 (7.1) | 6.3 (6.5) | 0.43 |
Massive transfusions ≥10 units pRBC until ICU admission (%) | 9.7 | 25.8 | 17.7 | 0.18 |
Units of fresh-frozen plasma in hospital | 3.0 (4.5) | 2.4 (4.5) | 2.8 (4.5) | 0.36 |
Transfusion of thrombocytes in the trauma room (%) | 12.9 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 1.00 |
Prehospital use of catecholamines (%) | 9.7 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 1,00 |
Prehospital intubation (%) | 96.8 | 96.8 | 96.8 | 1.00 |
Prehospital chest tube (%) | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1.00 |
Prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (%) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.00 |
Prehospital sedation (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1.00 |