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Table 3 Predictors for life-saving Emergency Operations

From: Duration and predictors of emergency surgical operations - basis for medical management of mass casualty incidents

Variable

Regression coefficient

Odds ratio (OR) eβ

Confidence interval 95%

p value

AIS Abdomen ≥ 3

1.38

4.0

3.3-4.7

< 0.001*

ISS ≥ 35

1.08

2.9

2.3-3.8

< 0.001*

ISS ≥ 25

0.68

2.0

1.6-2.5

< 0.001*

Hemoglobin ≤ 8 mg/dL

0.34

1.4

1.1-1.7

0.002*

Pulse on hospital admission ≤ 39 or ≥ 120/min

0.33

1.4

1.1-1.8

0.011*

Shock on TR admission RR < 90 mmHg

0.30

1.4

1.1-1.7

0.004*

Prehospital infusion volume

0.30

1.3

1.2-1.6

0.001*

≥ 2000 ml

    

GCS ≤ 8

0.26

1.3

1.1-1.6

0.003*

Anisocoria on-scene

0.25

1.3

1.0-1.6

0.039*

AIS extremities ≥ 3

-0.19

0.8

0.7-0.9

0.030*

Age > 75 years

-0.48

0.6

0.4-0.9

0.016*

Closed chest cardiac massage

-0.53

0.6

0.4-0.9

0.024*

on-scene

    

AIS thorax ≥ 3

-0.67

0.5

0.4-0.6

< 0.001*

Constant

-2.925

0.05

-

< 0.001*

  1. AIS, abbreviated injury scale; ISS, Injury Severity Score; TR, Trauma Room; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale.
  2. Logistic regression model (stepwise forward, 12 steps) based on n = 6,145 patients. The model was calculated with the above listed 20 starting variables.