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Table 4 Outcome according to BAL

From: Alcohol and trauma: the influence of blood alcohol levels on the severity of injuries and outcome of trauma patients - a retrospective analysis of 6268 patients of the TraumaRegister DGU®

  

BAL negative

BAL positive

p-value

Mechanical ventilation (days)

Median (IQR)

0 (0–3)

0 (0–2)

.13

LOS on ICU (days)

Median (IQR)

3 (1–9)

2 (1–8)

.23

LOS in hospital (days)

Median (IQR)

13 (7–23)

12 (6–23)

.026

Mortality (24 h)

n (%)

266 (5.0%)

33 (4.0%)

.19

Mortality (in hospital)

n (%)

654 (12.4%)

88 (10.6%)

.14

95% CI for Mortality

 

[11.5–13.3]

[8.5–12.7]

 

RISC II Prognose

 

11.7%

10.8%

.97

Subgroup TBI

n

2092

405

 

ISS

Mean (SD)

27 (13)

24 (12)

<.001

Isolated TBI

n (%)

653 (31.2%)

173 (42.7%)

<.001

Mortality (in hospital)

n (%)

509 (24.3%)

68 (16.8%)

.001

95% CI for mortality

 

[22.5–26.2]

[13.1–20.4]

 

RISC II prognosis

Mean

23.9%

18.7%

<.001

  1. LOS, Length of stay. ICU, Intensive Care Unit; TBI, Traumatic brain injury; CI Confidence Interval