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Table 3 Vital parametres on arrival at trauma centre.

From: Patients Referred to a Norwegian Trauma Centre: effect of transfer distance on injury patterns, use of resources and outcomes

 

Transfer Distance

 

Characteristics

< 20 km

21-100 km

> 100 km

p =

Total n

258

627

665

 

SBP *

134.5 (112-150)§

129 (110-145)§

125 (110-140)§

.001

SBP < 90 mmHg n (%)*

7 (2.7)

43 (6.9)

44 (6.6)

.076

GCS

15 (10-15)§

15 (9-15)§

15 (8-15)§

.476

GCS ≤ 8

54 (20.9)

153 (24.4)

167 (25.1)

.403

  1. Abbreviations denotes:
  2. SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure; GCS, Glascow Coma Scale-score.
  3. χ 2 -test performed with 2 degrees of freedom.
  4. * 36, 48 and 45 cases with missing data on SBP, respectively. These are excluded from percentage and statistical analysis for SBP and SBP < 90.
  5. § median (IQR)