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Table 4 Interventions and complications

From: Compartmental anatomical classification of traumatic abdominal injuries from the academic point of view and its potential clinical implication

 

Overall

ITC

RPC

TAC

PAC

P value

Interventions

      

Expl lap (%)

27

20

20

84

27

0.001

Spinal surgery (%)

1.2

1

0

1.7

1.5

0.53

ORIF (%)

20

19

20

15

21

0.66

Intubation (%)

27

28

28

31

19

0.041

CT abdomen (%)

90

91

93

76

82

0.001

Serum lactate(mean ± SD)

3.8 ± 2.6

3.7 ± 2.5

3.7 ± 2.6

4 ± 3

3.7 ± 1.9

0.69

Blood transfusion (%)

20

16

23

23

28

0.02

Wound infection (%)

4

1.8

3.6

10.3

1.5

0.001

Sepsis (%)

0.8

0.3

0

2.6

1.5

0.02

Admission on arrival

     

0.001 for all

Operating room (%)

25

19

19

69

30

 

TICU (%)

41

45

40

15

34

Surgical wards (%)

34

35

40

15

36

Died in ER (%)

0.2

0.3

0

0

0

 

Intensive care stay (median, range)

3 (1–150)

3(1–94)

3.5(1–64)

3.5(1–34)

3(1–150)

0.76

Length of stay (median, range)

8 (1–261)

6(1–261)

9(1–118)

7(1–80)

18(1–80)

0.001

Mortality (%)

10

9.4

15

11

1.5

0.02

  1. Expl lap: exploratory laparotomy; ORIF: Open Reduction Internal Fixation; MBT: Massive blood transfusion; TICU: Trauma intensive care unit; ER: emergency room; Retrop: retroperitoneal; CT: computed Tomography.