Table 1 |
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Clinical characteristics of trauma patients |
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Demographic data |
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Age, years |
41(27-63) |
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Sex, female/male |
n = 50 (30%)/n = 118 (70%) |
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Characteristics on injury |
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Injury Severity Score |
17 (9-26) |
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Penetrating injury |
n = 43 (25%) |
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Severe head injury (AIS head >3) |
n = 47 (27%) |
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Physiology |
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Heart rate >100 beats/min |
n = 76 (45%) |
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Systolic blood pressure <100 mmHg |
n = 38 (22%) |
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Base deficit >6 mmol/l |
n = 56 (27%) |
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Blood samples |
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Time from injury to emergency department arrival (min) |
28 (23-29) |
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Time from emergency department arrival to sample (min) |
4 (1-9) |
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Intravenous fluids prior to initial blood sample (ml) |
100 (0-200) |
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Total number of patients included is 168. Data are presented as median (interquartile range) and numbers (%). Time of injury is defined as the time of pre-hospital emergency medical service activation. AIS: Abbreviated Injury Scale. |
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Cohen et al. Critical Care 2009 13:R174 doi:10.1186/cc8152 |
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