Table 1 Demographics by treatment groups including patients who died
From: Damage control surgery – experiences from a level I trauma center
ETC | DCO | EF | |
|---|---|---|---|
ISS (median) | 17 | 22 | 19 |
Age (mean) | 35,7 | 31,8 | 43,4 |
Fracture type | |||
Closed/Open I° | 37,2% (n = 48) | 54,5% (n = 24) | 37,4% (n = 40) |
Open II° | 44,2% (n = 57) | 11,4% (n = 5) | 16,8% (n = 18) |
Open III° | 18,6% (n = 24) | 34,1% (n = 15) | 45,8% (n = 49) |
Pulmonary injury | |||
No | 72,9% (n = 94) | 45,5% (n = 20) | 67,3% (n = 72) |
Yes | 27,1% (n = 35) | 54,5% (n = 24) | 32,7% (n = 35) |
Intracranial injury | |||
No | 72,9% (n = 94) | 59,1% (n = 26) | 71,0% (n = 76) |
Yes | 27,1% (n = 35) | 40,9% (n = 18) | 29,0% (n = 31) |
Fracture site | |||
Femur | 40,3% (n = 52) | 68,2% (n = 30) | 25,2% (n = 27) |
Tibia | 59,7% (n = 77) | 31,8% (n = 14) | 74,8% (n = 80) |
Side | |||
Right | 53,5% (n = 69) | 47,7% (n = 21) | 44,9% (n = 48) |
Left | 46,5% (n = 60) | 52,3% (n = 23) | 55,1% (n = 59) |
Sex | |||
Male | 78,3% (n = 101) | 75,0% (n = 33) | 62,6% (n = 67) |
Female | 21,7% (n = 28) | 25,9% (n = 11) | 37,4% (n = 40) |
Total | 100% (n = 129) | 100% (n = 44) | 100% (n = 107) |