Table 2 Details of injury
Variable | Operative group | Non-operative group | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Type of blunt mechanism (%) | |||
Fall | 17.9 | 15.6 | 0.108 |
MVC | 57.1 | 37.5 | |
Auto-pedestrian collision | 7.1 | 3.1 | |
Bicycle accident | 3.6 | 28.1 | |
Non-accidental trauma | 0.0 | 6.3 | |
Animal-related | 3.6 | 0.0 | |
Sports-related | 7.1 | 6.3 | |
Others | 3.6 | 3.1 | |
Pancreatic injury grade (%) | |||
1 | 30.8 | 85.2 | <0.0001 |
2 | 34.6 | 3.7 | |
3 | 26.9 | 0.0 | |
4 | 3.9 | 7.4 | |
5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | |
Radiologic diagnosis (%) | 31.0 | 90.6 | <0.0001 |
Site of injury (%) | |||
Head | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.931 |
Neck | 16.7 | 9.5 | |
Body | 20.8 | 28.6 | |
Tail | 29.2 | 28.6 | |
Time from injury to presentation (median, h) | 0.7 | 6.8 | 0.678 |
Laboratory values (median) | |||
Lipase | 166.0 | 352.0 | 0.062 |
Amylase | 89.0 | 133.5 | 0.331 |
Alkaline phosphatase | 73.5 | 134.0 | 0.012 |
Serum bicarbonate | 21.0 | 25.0 | 0.030 |
AST | 70.0 | 40.0 | 0.095 |
ALT | 53.0 | 35.0 | 0.101 |
Ph | 7.30 | 7.32 | 0.712 |
HCT | 38.0 | 39.6 | 0.315 |
Hb | 12.5 | 13.5 | 0.734 |
ISS (median) | 16.0 | 4.0 | 0.002 |
GCS (median) | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.658 |
Blood transfusion on admission (%) | 55.2 | 15.6 | 0.001 |
Median blood units transfused | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0.227 |
Associated chest injury (%) | 44.8 | 21.9 | 0.057 |
Other abdominal injuries (%) | 79.3 | 38.7 | 0.001 |
Head injury (%) | 14.3 | 9.4 | 0.700 |
Spinal fractures (%) | 10.7 | 3.1 | 0.331 |
Long bone fractures (%) | 21.4 | 12.5 | 0.491 |
Pelvic fractures (%) | 17.2 | 0.0 | 0.020 |