Outcome | Total patients | Polytrauma (ISS >16) | Elderly (>65 years) | Isolated thoracic trauma | Flail chest | Type of injury | |||||
Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Blunt | Penetrating | ||
n=564 798 | n=253 564 | n=311 234 | n=161 579 | n=403 219 | n=350 898 | n=213 900 | n=23 388 | n=541 410 | n=539 422 | n=16 179 | |
HLOS | 5 (3–9) | 7 (4–14) | 4 (2–6) | 5 (3–9) | 5 (2–9) | 4 (2–7) | 7 (4–15) | 9 (4–17) | 5 (3–9) | 5 (3–9) | 6 (2–12) |
ICU admission | 279 615 (49.5) | 175 120 (69.1) | 104 772 (33.7) | 80 424 (49.8) | 199 138 (49.5) | 128 932 (36.7) | 150 960 (70.6) | 16 695 (71.4) | 263 197 (48.6) | 265 716 (49.2) | 9769 (60.4) |
ILOS | 4 (2–8) | 4 (2–10) | 3 (2–5) | 4 (2–7) | 4 (2–8) | 3 (2–5) | 4 (2–10) | 6 (3–15) | 3 (2–7) | 4 (2–8) | 3 (2–7) |
Need for IMV | 146 191 (25.9) | 104 712 (41.3) | 41 479 (13.3) | 35 975 (22.3) | 110 216 (27.3) | 55 010 (15.7) | 91 181 (42.6) | 11 151 (47.7) | 135 040 (24.9) | 136 811 (25.4) | 6836 (42.3) |
Duration IMV | 4 (2–11) | 5 (2–12) | 3 (1–7) | 5 (2–12) | 4 (2–11) | 3 (2–9) | 5 (2–12) | 8 (3–15) | 4 (2–11) | 5 (2–12) | 2 (1–6) |
Mortality | 31 524 (5.6) | 26 898 (10.6) | 4626 (1.5) | 12 239 (7.6) | 19 285 (4.8) | 7347 (2.1) | 24 177 (11.3) | 3039 (13.0) | 28 485 (5.3) | 29 014 (5.3) | 1964 (12.1) |
All categorical and dichotomous variables are presented as number (%).
All continuous variables are presented as median (IQR).
HLOS, hospital length of stay; ICU, intensive care unit; ILOS, ICU length of stay; IMV, invasive mechanical ventilation; ISS, Injury Severity Score.