Patient characteristics with isolated arterial injuries with and without DVTs (n=131)
| Characteristic | No DVT (n=127) | DVT (n=4) | P value* |
| Age, median (Q1, Q3) | 27 (22, 36) | 30.5 (21, 45) | 0.8302 |
| Gender, n (%) | >0.9999 | ||
| Male | 118 (92.9) | 4 (100) | |
| Female | 9 (7.1) | 0 (0) | |
| Race, n (%) (n=69) | (n=60) | (n=9) | 0.3969 |
| White | 25 (22.3) | 2 (50.0) | |
| Black | 81 (72.3) | 2 (50.0) | |
| Asian | 3 (2.7) | 0 (0) | |
| Other | 3 (2.7) | 0 (0) | |
| ISS, median (Q1, Q3) | 10 (10, 17) | 24.5 (13, 33) | 0.1793 |
| TRISS, median (Q1, Q3) | 0.989 (0.972, 0.990) (n=120) | 0.860 (0.562, 0.955) | 0.1282 |
| AIS, median (Q1, Q3) | 3 (3, 4) | 4 (3.5, 4) | 0.1054 |
| SBP, median (Q1, Q3) | 118 (102, 135) (n=125) | 92.5 (88.5, 108.5) | 0.1149 |
| HR, median (Q1, Q3) | 94 (80, 114) (n=126) | 126 (101, 147) (n=9) | 0.0564 |
| GCS, median (Q1, Q3) | 15 (15, 15) (n=126) | 12.5 (7, 14.5) | 0.0143 |
| Blood unit, median (Q1, Q3) | 0 (0, 1) (n=125) | 1 (0, 2.5) | 0.2949 |
| MTP, n (%) | 8 (12.9) (n=62) | 1 (50) (n=2) | 0.2634 |
| ICU LOS, median (Q1, Q3) | 1 (0, 3) | 3 (2.5, 5) | 0.0585 |
| Step-down LOS, median (Q1, Q3) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 1) | 0.8627 |
| Ventilator days, median (Q1, Q3) | 0 (0, 1) | 2 (1.5, 2) | 0.0020 |
| Hospital LOS, median (Q1, Q3) | 8 (4, 15) | 17.5 (10.5, 23) | 0.0664 |
| Mortality, n (%) | 8 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | >0.9999 |
| Procedure, n (%) | 0.0105 | ||
| Endovascular repair | 30 (23.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Open repair | 15 (11.8) | 3 (75.0) | |
| Hybrid repair | 34 (26.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| No intervention | 48 (37.8) | 1 (25.0) |
*P values are based on non-parametric Wilcoxon two-sample tests for continuous variables and Fisher’s exact tests for categorical variables.
AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; DVT, deep venous thrombosis; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; HR, heart rate; ICU, intensive care unit; ISS, Injury Severity Score; LOS, length of stay; MTP, massive transfusion protocol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TRISS, Trauma and Injury Severity Score.