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Table 1 Patient background and trauma details

From: Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation uses in trauma: a retrospective analysis of the Japanese nationwide trauma registry

 

Survivors (n = 16)

Non-survivors (n = 35)

p value

Age (median [IQR])

50 [23–73]

52 [40–70]

0.590

sex (%), male

11 (68.8)

29 (82.9)

0.288

Type of trauma (%)

   

Blunt

11 (68.8)

26 (74.3)

0.213

Penetrate

0 (0.0)

4 (11.4)

 

Other

5 (31.2)

5 (14.2)

 

Mechanism of injury (%)

   

Traffic accident

8 (50.0)

10 (28.6)

0.141

Railroad accident

1 (6.2)

0 (0.0)

0.314

Falling

2 (12.5)

12 (34.3)

0.390

External forces from objects or people

3 (18.8)

4 (11.4)

0.076

Clamping

0 (0.0)

2 (5.7)

1

Other

1 (6.2)

3 (8.5)

1

Transport method

   

Ambulance (%)

13 (81.2)

25 (71.4)

0.730

Physician-staffed ambulance (%)

2 (12.5)

5 (14.3)

1

Physician-staffed helicopter (%)

2 (12.5)

7 (20.0)

0.701

Time; From EMS dispatch to hospital arrival (min) (median [IQR])

41 [33–60]

37 [26–48]

0.211

Time; From onsite departure to hospital arrival (min) (median [IQR])

14 [9–17]

12 [9–16]

0.476

Past medical history (%)

   

Cerebrovascular disease

1 (6.2)

3 (8.6)

1

Dementia

1 (6.2)

0 (0.0)

0.314

Chronic lung disease

0 (0.0)

2 (5.7)

1

Peptic ulcer

1 (6.2)

0 (0.0)

0.314

Mild liver disease

0 (0.0)

2 (5.7)

1

Diabetes mellitus

1 (6.2)

4 (11.4)

1

None

12 (75.0)

27 (77.1)

1

Charlson comorbidity index (median [IQR])

0 [0–0]

0 [0–0]

1

  1. IQR, interquartile range