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Table 2 Polytrauma (AIS 3+ > =2 body regions, known outcome only) summary 2003 to 2011

From: Outcomes of polytrauma patients with diabetes mellitus

Outcome observed

Defined as

PMC

P-values

Diabetes

Known PMC no diabetes

Definitely no PMC

Gender

Female

63

858

571

<0.001

% (95% CI)

28.4% (22.5 - 34.3)

31.7% (29.9 - 33.5)

22.3% (20.7 - 23.9)

Male

159

1851

1987

% (95% CI)

71.6% (65.7 - 77.5)

68.3% (66.5 - 70.1)

77.7% (76.1 - 78.7)

ISS

Median ISS (IQR)

29 (25–38)

29 (22–38)

29 (22 - 38)

0.801

GCS on arrival

Median GCS (IQR)

14 (11–15)

15 (12–15)

15 (12 - 15)

0.231

SBP on arrival

Median SBP (IQR)

132 (108–154)

128 (108–146)

128 (110 - 145)

0.220

Pulse rate on arrival

Median HR (IQR)

94.5 (80–110)

93 (77–111)

95 (79 - 114)

0.058

Days in hospital

Median LOS (IQR)

17 (4–37.3)

15 (6–34)

14 (6 - 27)

0.005

Hours to death

Median time to death(IQR)

42.9 (6.8 - 130.4)

23.3 (3.7 - 125.8)

10.7 (1.9 - 95.9)

<0.001

Number of operations

Median number of operations (IQR)

2 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

0.484

Hours to operation (hours)

Median time to theater (IQR)

12.3 (3.6 - 45.8)

9.6 (3.6 - 46.9)

7.9 (3.1 - 27.5)

0.02

Critical care stay

No

83

1047

966

0.779

% (95% CI)

37.4 (31–43.8)

38.6 (36.8 - 40.5)

37.8 (35.9 - 39.6)

Yes

139

1662

1592

% (95% CI)

62.6 (56.2 - 69)

61.4 (59.5 - 63.2)

62.2 (60.4 - 64.1)

Days in critical care

Median LOS ICU (IQR)

3 (0–10.8)

3 (0–10)

3 (0–8)

0.147

  1. Where appropriate values are presented in %s. AIS, Abbreviated Injury Score; CI, confidence interval; GCS, Glasgow Coma Score; HR, heart rate; IQR, interquartile range; ISS, Injury Severity Score; LOS, length of stay; PMC, past medical co-morbidities; SBP, systolic blood pressure.