|
No embolization (n = 416)
|
Arterial embolization (n = 129)
|
p-value
|
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Sex, n (%)
|
Male
|
205 (49.2%)
|
62 (48.0%)
|
0.85
|
Female
|
211 (50.8%)
|
67 (52.0%)
| |
Mean age, years
|
45.5 ± 21.1
|
48.3 ± 22.5
|
0.25
|
Shock on arrival, n (%)
|
22 (5.3%)
|
88 (68.2%)
|
0.001
|
Mean ISS
|
14.5 ± 10.7
|
26.1 ± 12.0
|
0.01
|
Fracture classification, n (%) †
|
Stable pelvic ring
|
245 (58.9%)
|
32 (24.8%)
|
0.001
|
Partially unstable pelvic ring
|
88 (21.2%)
|
25 (19.3%)
| |
Completely unstable pelvic ring
|
83 (19.9%)
|
72 (55.9%)
| |
Surgery for pelvic fracture, n (%)
|
136 (32.6%)
|
75 (58.1%)
|
0.001
|
Complications, n (%)
|
Impotence in men
|
1 (0.6%)
|
3 (4.9%)
|
0.036
|
Surgical site infection
|
5 (3.7%)
|
11 (14.7%)
|
0.006
|
Mortality, n (%)
|
5 (1.2%)
|
18 (13.7%)
|
0.001
|
- †The classification of the pelvic fracture was based on the AO/OTA classification (2018 revision)
- ISS injury severity score