Pelvic fractures in blunt trauma patients: A comparative study

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World J Orthop. May 18, 2024; 15(5): 418-434
Published online May 18, 2024. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v15.i5.418

Table 6 Comparison of patients with pelvic fractures with and without contrast blush, n (%)

Variable	With contrast blush (n = 89)	Without contrast blush (n = 359)	P value
Age, mean	61.0	57.7	0.2
Geriatric	45 (50.6)	156 (43.5)	0.2
Sex (Female/Male)	35 (39.3)/54 (60.7)	182 (50.7)/177 (49.3)	0.1
Comorbidities	66 (74.2)	252 (70.2)	0.5
Mechanism of injury	-	-	0.1
Fall	18 (20.2)	104 (29.0)	-
Motor vehicle	67 (75.3)	250 (69.6)	-
Glasgow coma scale, mean	12.9	13.5	0.2
Injury severity score, mean	24.1	15.0	< 0.001^a
AIS pelvis	3.3	2.5	< 0.001^a
2	39 (43.8)	256 (71.3)	< 0.001^a
3	6 (6.7)	48 (13.4)	-
4	26 (29.2	48 (13.4)	-
5	18 (20.2)	7 (1.9)	-
Any blood transfusion	71 (79.8)	125 (34.8)	< 0.001^a
Co-injury types	-	-	-
Head	17 (19.1)	88 (24.5)	0.3
Spine	18 (20.2)	50 (13.9)	0.1
Thoracic	22 (24.7)	80 (22.3)	0.6
Abdominal	51 (57.3)	39 (10.9)	< 0.001^a
Pelvic angiogram	67 (75.3)	28 (7.8)	< 0.001^a
Pelvic embolization	45 (67.2)	10 (35.7)	0.005^a
Pelvic orthopedic surgery	31 (34.8)	40 (11.1)	< 0.001^a
Exploratory laparotomy	33 (37.1)	28 (7.8)	< 0.001^a
ICU admission	78 (87.6)	197 (54.9)	< 0.001^a
ICU length of stay, mean days	11.6	7.1	0.003^a
Hospital length of stay, mean days	17.8	11.1	0.003^a
Mortality	16 (18.0)	20 (5.6)	< 0.001^a
Hospital discharge disposition	-	-	< 0.001^a
Expired in hospital	6 (6.7)	6 (1.7)	-
Hospice	10 (11.2)	14 (3.9)	-
Long term care hospital	13 (14.6)	10 (2.8)	-
Skilled nursing facility	19 (21.3)	61 (17.0)	-
Rehabilitation facility	23 (25.8)	139 (38.7)	-
Home	18 (20.2)	129 (35.9)	-

^aP < 0.05.

AIS: Abbreviated injury scale; ICU: Intensive care unit.

Citation: Fokin AA, Wycech Knight J, Tharp ME, Brinton KC, Gallagher PK, Xie JF, Weisz RD, Puente I. Pelvic fractures in blunt trauma patients: A comparative study. World J Orthop 2024; 15(5): 418-434
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v15.i5.418