Circulating Leukotriene B4 Identifies Respiratory Complications after Trauma

Table 2

Overview of type and mechanisms of injuries within the two investigated groups groups (ØPC: no pulmonary complications, PC: pulmonary complications and ctrl, data are presented as mean ± SEM).

Group	All patients (𝑛=100)	PC (𝑛=30)	ØPC (𝑛=70)	𝑃 value (PC versus ØPC)
Abbreviated injury severity-scale (AIS, mean ± sem)
AIS head	2.5±0.2	2.3±0.3	2.6±0.2	0.4332
AIS chest	3.2±0.1	3.5±0.2	3.1±0.2	0.1008
AIS abdomen	1.9±0.1	1.9±0.2	2.0±0.2	0.8208
AIS extremities & external	2.2±0.1	2.4±0.2	2.2±0.2	0.3601
Mechanism of Injury (n)
Blunt	98	29	69	—
Penetrating	2	1	1	—
Accident mechanism (n/%)
Road accident	69/69.0%	21/70.0%	48/68.6%
Motorcycle	30/30.0%	4/13.3	26/37.1%
Car	28/28.0%	12/40.0%	16/22.9%
Pedestrian	6/6.0%	4/13.3%	2/2.9%
Bicyclist	5/5.0%	1/3.3%	4/5.7%
Fall	24/24.0%	6/20.0%	18/25.7%
>3 m	20/20.0%	6/20.0%	14/20.0%
<3 m	4/4.0%	—	4/5.7%
Other	7/7.0%	3/10.0%	4/5.7%