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Table 1 Characteristics of the 2,354 major trauma patients with complete data of all included variables

From: The sequential trauma score - a new instrument for the sequential mortality prediction in major trauma*

n

2,354

Characteristic

Mean (± SD) or No (%)

Basic patient data (P)

Age (years)

41.6 ± 19.9

Male sex

1,741 (74.0)

Pre-existing disease

805 (34.2)

Prehospital (A)

Blunt trauma

2,264 (96.2)

Intubation rate

1,359 (57.7)

Peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2, %)

93.0 ± 8.3

Chest tube insertion rate

148 (6.3)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

119.7 ± 30.1

Pulse rate (beats/min)

94.6 ± 21.1

CCCM rate

31 (1.3)

Amount of volume substitution (ml)

1452.9 ± 942.0

GCS on-scene (points)

11.1 ± 4.5

Rate of anisocoria

384 (16.3)

Trauma Room/In hospital (B)

Oxygen saturation (SpO2, %)

97.1 ± 4.8

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

122.6 ± 28.3

Pulse rate (beats/min)

90.2 ± 19.6

Haemoglobin concentration (g/dL)

11.6 ± 2.6

Base excess

-3.2 ± 4.2

Thromboplastin time (%)

77.8 ± 22.0

GCS on admission (points)

7.6 ± 5.4

Rate of anisocoria

319 (13.6)

CCCM rate

70 (3.0)

Transfusion rate

800 (34.0)

Rate of massive blood transfusion until ICU (≥ 10 PRBC)

208 (8.8)

Emergency operation rate (interruption of trauma room diagnostics)

136 (5.8)

ISS (points)

26.8 ± 13.0

NISS (points)

32.8 ± 15.4

AIS head ≥ 3

1,166 (49.5)

AIS thorax ≥ 3

1,321 (56.1)

AIS abdomen ≥ 3

476 (20.2)

AIS extremities ≥ 3

985 (41.8)

Overall mortality rate

305 (13.0)

  1. CCCM closed chest cardiac massage; GCS Glasgow Coma Scale; ICU Intensive care unit; PRBC packed red blood cells; ISS Injury severity score; NISS New injury severity score; AIS abbreviated injury scale