Research Article
Role of the RAGE Axis during the Immune Response after Severe Trauma: A Prospective Pilot Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the three investigated groups.
| | | Trauma | Surgical | Healthy |
| | Patients | 16 (100) | 10 (100) | 10 (100) | | Sex, male | 14 (87.5) | 8 (80) | 6 (60) | | Age, y | 44.1 (19–69) | 63 (48–76) | 38 (28–55) | | 28-day mortality | 2 (11) | | | | ISS | 34.1 (19–51) | | | | Cause of injury | | | | | Car accident | 7 (43.75) | | | | Motorcycle accident | 3 (18.75) | | | | Pedestrian accident | 1 (6.25) | | | | Fall | 2 (12.5) | | | | Unknown or other | 3 (18.75) | | | | Injuries | | | | | Fracture of the extremities | 9 (56.25) | | | | Fracture of the axial skeleton | 10 (62.5) | | | | Abdominal trauma | 12 (75) | | | | Thorax trauma | 14 (87.5) | | | | Head injury | 5 (31.25) | | | | Surgical procedure | | | | | Esophagectomy | | 2 (20) | | | Pancreatectomy | | 2 (20) | | | Gastrectomy | | 3 (30) | | | Hemihepatectomy | | 1 (10) | | | Duodenectomy | | 1 (10) | | | Hemicolectomy | | 1 (10) | |
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Values are given either as mean (range) for age and ISS or as (% total); multiple naming possible.
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