Pelvic fractures in blunt trauma patients: A comparative study

Table 5 Comparison of propensity score matched by abbreviated injury score of pelvis, age and mechanism of injury patients with pelvic fractures with and without abdominal co-injuries, n (%)

Variable	With abdominal co-injuries (n = 83)	Without abdominal co-injuries (n = 83)	P value
Age, mean	56.6	54.8	0.3
Mechanism of injury	-	-	0.8
Fall	13 (15.7)	13 (15.7)	-
Motor vehicle	68 (81.9)	69 (83.1)	-
AIS pelvis	-	-	0.9
2	43 (51.8)	42 (50.6)	-
3	13 (15.7)	16 (19.3)	-
4	19 (22.9)	17 (20.5)	-
5	8 (9.6)	8 (9.6)	-
Geriatric	32 (38.6)	32 (38.6)	1.0
Sex (Female/Male)	36 (43.4)/47 (56.6)	37 (44.6)/46 (55.4)	0.9
Comorbidities	59 (71.1)	56 (67.5)	0.6
Glasgow coma scale, mean	12.4	13.3	0.1
Injury severity score, mean	25.6	17.5	< 0.001a
Any blood transfusion	62 (74.7)	31 (37.3)	< 0.001a
Co-injury types	-	-	-
Head	22 (26.5)	17 (20.5)	0.4
Spine	20 (24.1)	11 (13.3)	0.1
Thoracic	31 (37.3)	16 (19.3)	0.01a
CT with contrast	80 (96.4)	72 (86.7)	0.02a
Contrast blush	32 (40.0)	11 (15.3)	< 0.001a
Pelvic angiogram	39 (47.0)	16 (19.3)	< 0.001a
Pelvic embolization	25 (64.1)	11 (68.8)	0.7
Pelvic orthopedic surgery	19 (22.9)	19 (22.9)	1.0
Time: Admission to pelvic surgery, mean h	18.8	24.4	0.5
Exploratory laparotomy	45 (54.2)	4 (4.8)	< 0.001a
ICU admission	74 (89.2)	50 (60.2)	< 0.001a
ICU length of stay, mean days	13.1	6.3	< 0.001a
Hospital length of stay, mean days	22.0	11.0	0.002a
Mortality	13 (15.7)	4 (4.8)	0.02a
Hospital discharge disposition	-	-	0.04a
Expired in hospital	7 (8.4)	1 (1.2)	-
Hospice	6 (7.2)	3 (3.6)	-
Long term care hospital	12 (14.5)	4 (4.8)	-
Skilled nursing facility	12 (14.5)	17 (20.5)	-
Rehabilitation facility	25 (30.1)	29 (34.9)	-
Home	21 (25.3)	29 (34.9)	-

^aP < 0.05.

AIS: Abbreviated injury scale; CT: Computed tomography; ICU: Intensive care unit.