Background
Methods
Study design and setting of the study
Definition and patient selection
Outcome measures
Statistical analysis
Results
Variables | Early group (n = 291) | Late group (n = 223) | p value |
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Age, years | 65.0 (51.3–73.0) | 65.0 (53.3–76.0) | 0.50 |
Male, sex | 240/290 (82.8) | 185/223 (83.0) | 0.95 |
Prehospital sBP | 123 (100–144) | 128 (106–147) | 0.75 |
Prehospital PR | 74 (63–84) | 72 (64–83) | 0.97 |
Prehospital RR | 18 (18–24) | 20 (18–24) | 0.33 |
sBP on arrival | 124 (106–143) | 132 (109–152) | 0.04 |
PR on arrival | 70 (60–82) | 70 (62–83) | 0.88 |
RR on arrival | 20 (16–22) | 20 (16–23) | 0.43 |
Body temperature on arrival | 36.1 (35.4–36.7) | 36.3 (35.6–36.8) | 0.84 |
GCS on arrival | 15 (14–15) | 15 (14–15) | 0.54 |
Injury Severity Score | 16.5 (16.0–25.0) | 16.0 (14.0–21.8) | < 0.01 |
Cervical Abbreviated Injury Score | < 0.01 | ||
2 | 14/291 (4.8) | 15/223 (6.7) | |
3 | 46/291 (15.8) | 57/223 (25.6) | |
4 | 124/291 (42.6) | 103/223 (46.2) | |
5 | 107/291 (36.8) | 48/223 (21.5) | |
Cause of injury | 0.96 | ||
Traffic accident | 72/290 (24.8) | 56/221 (25.3) | |
Fall | 189/290 (65.2) | 146/221 (66.1) | |
Sports | 12/290 (4.1) | 8/221 (3.6) | |
Others | 17/290 (5.9) | 11/221 (5.0) |
Variables | Early group (n = 291) | Late group (n = 223) | p value |
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Traction | 23/291 (7.9) | 24/223 (10.8) | 0.27 |
Aim for Surgery | < 0.01 | ||
Stabilization | 169/291 (58.1) | 164/223 (74.5) | |
Decompression | 56/291 (19.2) | 35/223 (15.7) | |
Stabilization and decompression | 52/291 (17.9) | 20/223 (9.0) | |
Others | 14/291 (4.8) | 4/223 (1.8) | |
Time from injury to surgery, hours | 8 (5–13) | 75 (42–111) | < 0.01 |
Length of ICU stay, days | 10 (3–39) | 11 (4–28) | 0.87 |
Length of hospital stay, days | 48 (27–66) | 34 (21–57) | 0.29 |
In-hospital mortality | 11/291 (3.8) | 5/223 (2.2) | 0.32 |