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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients in the multiply imputed dataset (major variables)

From: Open-chest versus closed-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation in trauma patients with signs of life upon hospital arrival: a retrospective multicenter study

Variables

OCCPR (n = 1032)

CCCPR (n = 1650)

ASMD

Age, years old, median [IQR]

45 [28, 63]

32 [23, 49]

0.45

Gender, female, n (%)

267 (25.9)

311 (18.8)

0.17

Type of injury

 Blunt

741 (71.8)

705 (42.7)

0.61

 Penetrating

291 (28.2)

945 (57.3)

0.61

 Total prehospital transport time, min, median [IQR]

48 [32, 88]

35 [25. 59]

0.15

 Transfer from another hospital, yes, n (%)

110 (10.7)

117 (7.1)

0.13

Highest AIS score per body region, median [IQR]

 Head

3 [0, 5]

0 [0, 1]

0.79

 Face

0 [0, 1]

0 [0, 0]

0.28

 Neck

0 [0, 0]

0 [0, 0]

0.02

 Chest

3 [0, 4]

3 [3, 4]

0.45

 Abdomen

0 [0, 3]

3 [0, 4]

0.43

 Spine

0 [0, 2]

0 [0, 0]

0.22

 Upper extremities

0 [0, 2]

0 [0, 1]

0.02

 Pelvis and lower extremities

0 [0, 3]

0 [0, 2]

0.17

 Skin/superficial

0 [0, 0]

0 [0, 0]

0.00

Injury Severity Score

26 [19, 35]

26 [20, 36]

0.10

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, median [IQR]

100 [72, 132]

97 [69, 127]

0.09

Heart rate, bpm, median [IQR]

103 [70, 129]

110 [77, 133]

0.12

Respiratory rate, bpm, median [IQR]

16 [0, 22]

17 [8, 24]

0.11

Body temperature, °C, median [IQR]

36.0 [35.1, 36.5]

36.0 [35.2, 36.5]

0.00

Glasgow Coma Scale, median [IQR]

3 [3, 9]

3 [3, 13]

0.22

Time from ED arrival to OCCPR, hours, median [IQR]

1 [0, 1]

Time from ED arrival to CCCPR, hours, median [IQR]

0 [0, 1]

0 [0, 1]

0.25

  1. Abbreviations: OCCPR open-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation, OCCPR closed-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ASMD absolute standardized mean difference, IQR interquartile range, AIS abbreviated injury scale, ED emergency department