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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of treatment variables associated with PaO2

From: Incidence of hyperoxia in trauma patients receiving pre-hospital emergency anaesthesia: results of a 5-year retrospective analysis

Variable

OR

95% CI

p

PH episode of oxygen desaturation

0.96

[0.89–1.07]

.18

Chest injuries present

0.52

[0.21–1.26]

.29

Thoracostomies*

0.69

[0.27–1.74]

.11

SpO2 at handover ≥ 93%

1.73

[0.56–5.34]

.35

SpO2 at handover ≥ 95%

2.02

[0.69–5.83]

.25

SpO2 at handover ≥ 97%

3.99

[1.58–10.08]

.001

SpO2 at handover ≥ 99%

4.49

[1.85–10.94]

 < .001

  1. PH; pre-hospital, SpO2; Oxygen saturation.*Unilateral or bilateral