Research Article

Potential Risk Factors for In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Blunt Multiple Trauma Who Survive Initial Resuscitation

Table 7

Results of logistic regression analysis of risk factors for 2, 7, and 28 or more days in-hospital mortality for the patients with multiple trauma.

Between admission and 2 days in-hospital mortality
(early phase)
Between 3 and 7 days in-hospital mortality
(acute phase)
Between 8 and 28 or more days in-hospital mortality
(late phase)

OR (95% CI)pOR (95% CI)pOR (95% CI)p
pH ↓6.580 (1.12-38.51)<0.0015.664 (1.65-19.40)0.006
Lactate ↑1.041 (1.01-1.07)0.0141.025 (1.00-1.05)0.046
ISS1.109 (1.06-1.16)<0.0011.089 (1.05-1.13)<0.0011.047 (1.02-1.08)0.003
Higher GCS0.708 (0.56-0.09)0.0040.835 (0.73-0.95)0.0070.798 (0.71-0.90)<0.001
APACHE II1.189 (1.07-1.33)0.0021.172 (1.07-1.26)<0.001
Traumatic brain injury4.358 (0.76-24.86)0.0983.789 (1.17-12.24)0.0268.922 (2.57-31.00)0.001
Severe hemorrhage5.314 (1.07-26.49)0.0425.370 (1.76-16.7)0.003
Coagulopathy5.916 (1.17-29.90)0.0067.455 (1.95-26.53)0.003
Respiratory failure20.380 (3.26-127.53)0.0019.630 (2.64-35.14)0.001
Renal failure6.745 (2.36-19.31)<0.00174.803 (11.34-493.43)<0.001
Multiple organ failure3.366 (1.24-9.17)0.01810.415 (4.48-24.24)<0.001
Sepsis4.956 (1.99-12.36)0.001
ARDS8.036 (1.85-34.84)0.005

Positive predictor factor for survival. OR: odds ratios; 95% CI: 95% confidence intervals; p: p value. Stage 3 and stage 4 hemorrhagic shock defined as severe hemorrhage.