Elevated Admission Base Deficit Is Associated with a Complex Dynamic Network of Systemic Inflammation Which Drives Clinical Trajectories in Blunt Trauma Patients

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(a) Percentage of patients requiring urgent surgical interventions upon discharge from the trauma bay. 61% of patients in the BD ≥ 4 group required immediate surgical interventions compared to 41% in the BD < 4 group. by Chi-square. (b) Relative risk of requiring operative management in the first 24 h after trauma. Having an admission BD ≥ 4 is associated with a 1.5-fold risk of requiring surgical interventions in the first 24 h after injury. ; 95% CI [1.056–2.033]; .

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