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Table 3 Main causes of death for patients undergoing laparotomy

From: Abdominal injuries in a major Scandinavian trauma center – performance assessment over an 8 year period

 

Period 1

Period 2

 

N

%

N

%

p*

Bleeding

36

60

37

63

0.85

Sepsis/MOF

7

12

6

10

1.00

Head injury

11

18

8

13.5

0.62

Other/unknown

6

10

8

13.5

0.58

Total

60

100

59

100

 
  1. MOF: multiple organ failure.
  2. *Fisher’s Exact tests for each individual cause against the sum of all other causes.
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Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes

ISSN: 1752-2897

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