Skip to main content

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population

From: Integrating eFAST in the initial management of stable trauma patients: the end of plain film radiography

 

Stability criteria group

(n = 148)

No stability criteria

group (n = 282)

Age (years)

31 [22, 43]

36 [26; 53]

Sex (male) (%)

114 (77)

196 (70)

BMI (kg/m2)

24 [22, 26]

24 [22, 28]

ASA

1 [1; 1]

1 [1, 2]

Vittel criteria

1 [1, 2]

3 [2, 4]

SAPS 2

13 [8, 19]

25 [15, 40]

ISS

9 [4, 14]

17 [9, 28]

Mechanism of injury n (%)

MVA

40 (27)

98 (35)

Motorbike

59 (40)

53 (19)

Cyclist

3 (2)

10 (4)

Pedestrian

9 (6)

34 (12)

Fall

32 (22)

66 (23)

Other

5 (3)

21 (7)

Chest AIS > 2

32 (22)

114 (40)

Pelvis AIS > 2

14 (10)

45 (16)

Catheters before CT scan

38 (26)

183 (65)

Mechanical ventilation (days)

1 [0; 1]

1 [0; 5]

Intensive care unit length of stay (days)

2 [2; 5]

5 [3; 12]

Hospital length of stay (days)

8 [4; 16]

13 [7; 23]

Mortality

1 (0.7)

31 (11)

  1. Values shown are n (%) or median [25th; 75th percentile]
  2. BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anaesthesiologists. SAPS 2 Simplified Acute Physiology Score, ISS Injury Severity Score, MVA motor vehicle accident, AIS Abbreviated Injury Scale