Research Article

Predictors of Mortality and Prehospital Monitoring Limitations in Blunt Trauma Patients

Table 2

Results of multivariate logistic regression model of predicting in-hospital death*.

VariablesOR (95% CI) value

Age (years)1.10 (1.02–1.12)0.002
Initial GCS0.71 (0.51–0.97)0.033
ISS1.11 (1.01–1.22)0.037
Lactate (mmol/L)1.34 (0.83–2.16)0.238
BD (mmol/L)0.95 (0.80–1.14)0.587
pCO2 (kPa)1.50 (0.90–2.50)0.123

Chi-square value = 48,406, df = 6, < 0.001, and Nagelkerke = 0.686.
OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; ISS: Injury Severity Score; BD: base deficit; pCO2: partial pressure of carbon dioxide; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale.