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Table 2 Physiologic and anatomic measures of injury severity

From: Red blood cell transfusion within the first 24 hours of admission is associated with increased mortality in the pediatric trauma population: a retrospective cohort study

 

Transfused (n = 106)

Non-Transfused (n = 1533)

 
 

Mean ± SD

n (%)1

Mean ± SD

n(%)1

p

Physiologic

     

   Heart Rate

131 ± 35

92 (87%)

112 ± 29

1292 (84%)

< 0.001

   Respiratory Rate

10 ± 14

83 (78%)

21 ± 11

1216 (79%)

< 0.001

   SBP

115 ± 31

85 (80%)

123 ± 20

1178 (77%)

< 0.001

   Shock Index

1.2100 ± 0.547

84 (79%)

0.961 ± 0.878

1168 (76%)

0.010

Anatomic

     

   AIS Abdomen

2.737 ± 0.921

38 (36%)

2.304 ± 0.739

217 (14%)

0.002

   AIS Chest

3.413 ± 0.777

46 (43%)

3.038 ± 0.887

209 (19%)

0.009

   AIS Extremities

2.618 ± 0.561

55 (52%)

2.498 ± 0.571

636 (41%)

0.136

   AIS Face

1.913 ± 0.596

23 (22%)

1.690 ± 0.586

203 (13%)

0.085

   AIS Head and Neck

4.231 ± 0.952

78 (73%)

3.162 ± 1.132

659 (43%)

< 0.001

   AIS Skin

1.273 ± 0.550

22 (21%)

1.154 ± 0.376

377 (25%)

0.162

   ISS

26 ± 13

106 (100%)

10 ± 9

1530 (99.8%)

< 0.001

   NISS

33 ± 18

106 (100%)

13 ± 13

1530 (99.8%)

< 0.001

  1. AIS: abbreviated injury scale; ISS: injury severity score; NISS: new injury severity score; 1number and % reporting for the respective data point.
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Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes

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