Clinical and demographics data
| Trauma patients (n=33) | Healthy volunteer (n=25) | |
| Age in years | 43±19 | 34.6±9.4 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 29 (88%) | 14 (56%) |
| Female | 4 (12%) | 11 (44%) |
| ISS | 24.9±11.3 | NA |
| Type of injury | ||
| Blunt injury | 15 (46%) | NA |
| Penetrating injury | 6 (18%) | NA |
| Thermal injury | 12 (36%) | NA |
| Hospital stay (days) | 38.4±33.1 (median=28) | NA |
| Thermal injury | 41.8±33.1 (n=12, median=33) | NA |
| ISS <30 | 27.5±17.9 (n=24, median=19.5) | NA |
| ISS ≥30 | 67.3±46.5 (n=9, median=66) | NA |
| ICU stay (days) | 20.3±19.8 (median=20) | NA |
| Thermal injury | 26.8±26.3 (median=16) | NA |
| ISS <30 | 14.5±11.4 (n=24, median=15) | NA |
| ISS ≥30 | 35.8±28.8 (n=9, median=27) | NA |
| Ventilation (days) | 12.7±17.2 | NA |
| Mortality rate | 3/33 (9%) | NA |
| SIRS | 27/33 (82%) | NA |
| MODS | 26/33 (79%) | NA |
| Sepsis | 4/33 (12%) | NA |
All data were expressed as mean±SD.
NA, not applicable.
ICU, intensive care unit; ISS, Injury Severity Score; MODS, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; NA, not applicable; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome.