Table
From: Need for cardiac output monitoring in elderly trauma patients determined by base deficit
Group | I | II | III | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 33 | 26 | 17 | Â |
Age (years) | 71 ± 10 | 74 ± 7 | 72 ± 7 |  |
Injury severity score | 8.6 ± 7* | 20.2 ± 14 | 22.8 ± 9 | *P < 0.01 |
SAPS II score | 25.6 ± 10 | 34.4 ± 14 | 63.1 ± 10* | *P < 0.01 |
Mortality (%) | 6 | 23 | 82* | *P < 0.01 |