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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2007; 13(42): 5654-5658
Published online Nov 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i42.5654
Published online Nov 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i42.5654
Table 1 Demographic and survival data on patients studied (48 males, 16 females)
(n = 40) | Range |
Mean age = 52 | 31-84 |
Mean TS = 12 | 6-16 |
Mean ISS = 12 | 5-34 |
Surv = 87.5% |
Table 2 Mechanism of injury
Mechanism of injury | Total | Non survivors n (%) |
Fall | 13 | 4 (30.77) |
MVA | 48 | 3 (6.25) |
Other | 3 | 1 (33.33) |
Table 3 Injury characteristics
Site | Total | Non survivors n (%) |
Head | 22 | 2 (9.09) |
Thorax | 7 | 2 (28.57) |
Abdomen | 9 | 3 (33.3) |
Pelvis/Ext | 26 | 1 (3.85) |
Multiple | 27 | 6 (22.22) |
Single | 37 | 2 (5.41) |
Table 4 Presence of HEPATIC insufficiency
Table 5 Effect of Child's classification on mortality in cirrhotic trauma patients n (%)
Child's classification | No. of patients (% total) | Mortality |
Class A | 44 (68.75) | 5 (11.38) |
Class B | 15 (23.44) | 2 (13.33) |
Class C | 5 (7.81) | 1 (20) |
Total | 64 (100) | 8 |
Table 6 Comparison of outcomes of trauma patients and cirrhotic trauma patients
- Citation: Chen ZB, Ni LM, Gao Y, Ding CY, Zhang Y, Zhao XH, Qiu YQ. Pre-existing cirrhosis is associated with increased mortality of traumatic patients: Analysis of cases from a trauma center in East China. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(42): 5654-5658
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i42/5654.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i42.5654