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Table 2 Characteristics of treatment and outcomes for trauma patientsa

From: Revised trauma scoring system to predict in-hospital mortality in the emergency department: Glasgow Coma Scale, Age, and Systolic Blood Pressure score

  

Derivation, n(%)

Validation, n(%)

Treatments and diagnostic tools

( N = 13,463)

( N = 13,691)

 

O2

7,928 (59.0)

8,097 (59.1)

 

Cervical collar

6,932 (51.5)

7,092 (51.8)

Prehospital treatment

Backboard

6,257 (46.5)

6,469 (47.3)

 

Shock pants

9 (0.1)

12 (0.1)

 

Intravenous fluid

547 (4.1)

496 (3.6)

 

Positive

1,128 (9.0)

1,211 (9.5)

FAST

Negative

8,884 (71.1)

8,974 (65.5)

 

Not used

2,475 (19.8)

2,554 (20.0)

 

Head

8,901 (66.1)

9,130 (66.7)

 

Neck

4,506 (33.5)

4,570 (33.4)

 

Spine

1,591 (11.8)

1,629 (11.9)

CT

Chest

6,563 (48.7)

6,691 (48.9)

 

Abdomen

6,463 (48.0)

6,564 (46.9)

 

Pelvis

5,099 (37.9)

5,192 (37.9)

 

Others

504 (3.7)

471 (3.4)

 

Head

129 (1.0)

107 (0.8)

 

Neck

52 (0.4)

62 (0.5)

 

Spine

21 (0.2)

29 (0.2)

Angiography

Chest

109 (0.8)

121 (0.9)

 

Abdomen

377 (2.8)

389 (2.8)

 

Pelvis

424 (3.1)

428 (3.1)

 

Others

52 (0.4)

44 (0.3)

Blood transfusion (+)

 

2,166 (17.2)

2,216 (17.2)

 

Craniotomy

470 (3.5)

463 (3.4)

 

Craterization

174 (1.3)

151 (1.1)

 

Thoracotomy

263 (2.0)

275 (4.2)

Operation

Celiotomy

545 (4.0)

541 (4.0)

 

Bone Fixation

2,170 (16.1)

2,117 (15.5)

 

Angiostomy

88 (0.7)

77 (0.6)

 

TAE

383 (2.8)

404 (3.0)

 

Endoscopic surgery

7 (0.1)

14 (0.1)

 

Anastomosis

48 (0.4)

45 (0.3)

 

Others

438 (3.3)

487 (3.6)

 

Death in ED or OR

655 (5.3)

672 (5.4)

Disposition at ED

ICU

8,464 (68.9)

8,701 (69.7)

 

Ward

2,904 (23.7)

2,826 (22.6)

 

Others

254 (2.1)

280 (2.2)

 

Death

1,600 (14.8)

1,670 (15.2)

Disposition at discharge

Hospital transfer

4,350 (40.2)

4,375 (40.0)

 

Home

4,811 (44.4)

4,864 (44.4)

 

Others

63 (0.6)

55 (0.5)

  1. aMissing data are FAST (n = 1,928), blood transfusion (n = 1,683), disposition at ED (n = 2,398), and disposition at discharge (n = 5,366). FAST: Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma; CT: computed tomography; TAE: transcatheter arterial embolization; ED: emergency department, OR: operation room.