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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients with pelvic fracture during 2014–2017 at our institution

From: High incidence of surgical site infection may be related to suboptimal case selection for non-selective arterial embolization during resuscitation of patients with pelvic fractures: a retrospective study

Total number of patients

545

Mean age, years

46.2 ± 21.6

Sex, n (%)

 Male

267 (49.0%)

 Female

278 (51.0%)

Trauma mechanism, n (%)

 Traffic accident

383 (70.2%)

 Falling from height

145 (26.6%)

 Other

17 (3.2%)

Mean Injury Severity Score

17.4 ± 12.2

Shock on arrival, n (%)

112 (20.6%)

Fracture classification, n (%) †

 Stable ring

277 (50.8%)

 Partially stable ring

113 (20.7%)

 Unstable ring

155 (28.5%)

Imaging used to evaluate arterial bleeding, n (%)

 Computed tomography

545 (100%)

 Angiography

131 (24.0%)

Arterial embolization, n (%)

 No

416 (76.3%)

 Yes

129 (23.7%)

Osteosynthesis for pelvic fracture, n (%)

211 (38.7%)

Mortality, n (%)

27 (4.9%)

  1. † The classification of the pelvic fracture was based on the AO/OTA classification (2018 revision)