DCL (n=18) | DEF (n=21) | |
Demographics | ||
Age, years | 32 (28, 40) | 29 (24, 48) |
Sex | ||
Woman | 4 (22%) | 4 (19%) |
Man | 14 (78%) | 17 (81%) |
Mechanism | ||
Blunt | 10 (56%) | 12 (57%) |
Penetrating | 8 (44%) | 9 (43%) |
Injuries | ||
Liver | 10 (56%) | 10 (48%) |
Grade of liver injury | 3 (2, 3) | 2 (1, 3) |
Spleen | 10 (56%) | 11 (52%) |
Grade of spleen injury | 3 (1, 3) | 4 (2, 5) |
Kidney | 6 (33%) | 7 (33%) |
Grade of kidney injury | 2 (1, 4) | 4 (3, 5) |
Small bowel | 8 (44%) | 9 (43%) |
Large bowel | 6 (33%) | 7 (35%) |
Pancreas | 3 (17%) | 7 (33%) |
Stomach | 3 (17%) | 5 (24%) |
Major venous injury | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) |
Major arterial injury | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) |
Femur | 4 (22%) | 4 (19%) |
Pelvis | 7 (39%) | 8 (38%) |
Traumatic brain injury | 5 (28%) | 6 (29%) |
Injury severity | ||
Head AIS | 0 (0, 4) | 1 (0, 3) |
Chest AIS | 3 (1, 3) | 3 (0, 3) |
Abdomen AIS | 4 (3, 4) | 3 (3, 4) |
Injury Severity Score | 29 (22, 41) | 34 (20, 43) |
Continuous data presented as: median (IQR); categorical data presented as: number (%).
AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; DCL, damage control laparotomy; DEF, definitive laparotomy.