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Table 4 Comparison of patients who did and did not undergo arterial embolization

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

Ā 

No embolization (n = 416)

Arterial embolization (n = 129)

p-value

Sex, n (%)

ā€ƒMale

205 (49.2%)

62 (48.0%)

0.85

ā€ƒFemale

211 (50.8%)

67 (52.0%)

Ā 

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 (%) †

ā€ƒStable pelvic ring

245 (58.9%)

32 (24.8%)

0.001

ā€ƒPartially unstable pelvic ring

88 (21.2%)

25 (19.3%)

Ā 

ā€ƒCompletely unstable pelvic ring

83 (19.9%)

72 (55.9%)

Ā 

Surgery for pelvic fracture, n (%)

136 (32.6%)

75 (58.1%)

0.001

Complications, n (%)

ā€ƒImpotence in men

1 (0.6%)

3 (4.9%)

0.036

ā€ƒSurgical site infection

5 (3.7%)

11 (14.7%)

0.006

Mortality, n (%)

5 (1.2%)

18 (13.7%)

0.001

  1. †The classification of the pelvic fracture was based on the AO/OTA classification (2018 revision)
  2. ISS injury severity score