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Table 1B Injury severity, physiologic markers, and social history demographics of 2002 NTDB patients with blunt splenic or liver injury.a

From: Does Splenectomy Protect Against Immune-Mediated Complications in Blunt Trauma Patients?

 

Nonoperative Splenic Injuries (n = 25,967)

Splenectomy (n = 1,987)

Splenorrhaphy (n = 48)

Nonoperative Liver Injuries (n = 18,169)

Liver Laceration Repair (n = 578)

Other Liver Repair (n = 109)

ISSb

29.2 ± 13.8

30.2 ± 14.6c

21.9 ± 12.2d

27.3 ± 13.8

31.9 ± 15d

31.4 ± 14.2d

EDe RTSf

5.9 ± 2.8

6.1 ± 2.8c

7 ± 2.1d

5.9 ± 2.9

5.5 ± 3.1c

5.2 ± 3.2d

ED SBPg

117 ± 32

114 ± 31.2c

121 ± 22d

118 ± 33.2

108 ± 34.8c

108 ± 36d

ED Temph

35.6 ± 3.7

35.6 ± 3.7c

35.8 ± 1.1c

35.7 ± 3.6

35.3 ± 3.4c

35.9 ± 1.3c

ED BDi

−5.2 ± 6

−5 ± 7.6c

−5.9 ± 5.1c

−5.1 ± 6.9

−6.3 ± 8.5d

−6.6 ± 8.2d

ED GCSj

11.2 ± 4.9

11.5 ± 4.9c

13.5 ± 3.5d

11.3 ± 4.9

10.7 ± 5c

10.3 ± 5.1c

Alcohol use (number,% of total)

      

No

9,938 (64%)

640 (63%)c

6 (55%)c

6,515 (57%)

164 (56%)c

43 (60%)c

Yes

5,513 (36%)

373 (37%)c

5 (45%)c

4,824 (43%)

128 (44%)c

29 (40%)c

Drug use (number, % of total)

      

No

9,644 (68%)

746 (74%)c

14 (82%)c

7,051 (67%)

231 (76%)c

44 (65%)c

Yes

4,651 (32%)

265 (26%)c

3 (18%)c

3,479 (33%)

71 (24%)c

24 (35%)c

  1. aData expressed as number ± SD of total for injury type unless otherwise specified. Percentages may not tally 100% owing to missing values in the data set.
  2. bISS: injury severity score.
  3. cP = not significant versus nonoperative splenic management.
  4. dP < 0.05 versus liver injury management.
  5. eED: emergency department.
  6. fRTS: revised trauma score.
  7. gSBP: systolic blood pressure.
  8. hTemp: temperature.
  9. iBD: base deficit.
  10. jGCS: Glasgow Coma Score.