Table 1 Baseline characteristics
ISS 10-15 | ISS 16-24 | ISS > 24 | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-physician (n = 38) | Physician (n = 31) | p | Non-physician (n = 47) | Physician (n = 25) | p | Non-physician (n = 31) | Physician (n = 30) | p | Non-physician (n = 116) | Physician (n = 86) | p | |
ISS (IQR) | 13.0 (3.0) | 12.0 (3.0) | 0.29 | 17.0 (3.0) | 20.0 (5.5) | 0.048 | 29.0 (8.0) | 34.0 (16.5) | 0.019 | 17 (12) | 20 (16) | 0.34 |
Age, years (IQR) | 44.0 (36.8) | 47.0 (47.0) | 0.23 | 48.0 (37.0) | 48.0 (27.5) | 0.67 | 41.0 (33.0) | 37.0 (33.5) | 0.78 | 44 (35.8) | 44.5 (35.5) | 0.49 |
Male | 26 | 25 | 0.25 | 28 | 16 | 0.71 | 22 | 23 | 0.61 | 76 | 64 | 0.18 |
Female | 12 | 6 | 0.25 | 19 | 9 | 0.71 | 9 | 7 | 0.61 | 40 | 22 | 0.18 |
Time on trauma scene, hh:mm (IQR) (N missing) | 00:19 (00:11) (13) | 00:18 (00:14) (0) | 0.61 | 00:15 (00:10) (18) | 00:14 (00:11) (0) | 0.40 | 00:15 (00:11) (4) | 00:12 (00:14) (2) | 0.39 | 00:16 (00:10) (35) | 00:15 (00:14) (2) | 0.82 |
IPLOS, days (IQR) | 5.5 (12.5) | 9.0 (13.0) | 0.058 | 4.0 (14.0) | 9.0 (19.0) | 0.083 | 13.0 (28.0) | 0.5 (24.5) | 0.27 | 5.5 (16) | 7.5 (18.3) | 0.24 |
Penetr. trauma | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.053 | 5 | 7 | 0.26 |
GCS (IQR) | 15 (1) | 15 (0) | 0.32 | 14 (8) | 15 (2.5) | 0.032 | 13 (12) | 6.5 (12) | 0.302 | 14 (6.75) | 15 (8) | 0.34 |
Systolic b.p., mmHg (IQR) | 130 (42.8) | 139 (35) | 0.75 | 120 (41) | 130 (54.5) | 0.16 | 100 (50) | 105 (77.8) | 0.53 | 120 (41) | 130 (51.5) | 0.18 |
Resp. rate, breaths/min (IQR) | 20 (4) | 20 (4) | 0.73 | 16 (4) | 20 (3.5) | 0.001 | 20 (10) | 16 (13.3) | 0.98 | 20 (4) | 20 (4.25) | 0.17 |
30 day mort. | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.2%) | 0.45 | 8 (17.0%) | 4 (16.0%) | 1.0 | 10 (32.3%) | 17 (56.7%) | 0.073 | 18 (15.5%) | 22 (25.6%) | 0.076 |
N.o. cases with <50 pct prob. of survival | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.0 | 4 (8.5%) | 1 (4.0%) | 0.48 | 10 (32.3%) | 16 (53.3%) | 0.099 | 14 (12.1%) | 17 (19.8%) | 0.134 |
Prevented likely deaths | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.0 | 1 (2.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0.47 | 1 (3.2%) | 3 (10.0%) | 0.29 | 2 (1.7%) | 3 (3.5%) | 0.43 |
Unlikely deaths | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.2%) | 0.27 | 5 (10.6%) | 3 (12.0%) | 0.86 | 1 (3.2%) | 4 (13.3%) | 0.15 | 6 (5.2%) | 8 (9.3%) | 0.254 |