Pelvic fractures in blunt trauma patients: A comparative study

Table 7 Comparison of propensity score matched by abbreviated injury score of pelvis, age and abdominal co-injuries patients with pelvic fractures with and without contrast blush, n (%)

Variable	With contrast blush (n = 73)	Without contrast blush (n = 73)	P value
Age, mean	61.0	61.7	0.8
AIS pelvis	-	-	0.7
2	39 (53.4)	44 (60.3)	-
3	6 (8.2)	5 (6.8)	-
4	22 (30.1)	21 (28.8)	-
5	6 (8.2)	3 (4.1)	-
Abdominal co-injuries	35 (47.9)	27 (37.0)	0.2
Geriatric	37 (50.7)	39 (53.4)	0.7
Sex (Female/Male)	30 (41.1)/43 (58.9)	36 (49.3)/37 (50.7)	0.3
Comorbidities	56 (76.7)	53 (72.6)	0.6
Mechanism of injury	-	-	0.1
Fall	18 (24.7)	29 (39.7)	-
Motor vehicle	53 (72.6)	43 (58.9)	-
Glasgow coma scale, mean	13.0	13.2	0.7
Injury severity score, mean	20.6	19.5	0.5
Any blood transfusion	56 (76.7)	32 (43.8)	< 0.001a
Co-injury types	-	-	-
Head	16 (21.9)	23 (31.5)	0.1
Spine	14 (19.2)	12 (16.4)	0.7
Thoracic	16 (21.9)	22 (30.1)	0.3
Pelvic angiogram	52 (71.2)	9 (12.3)	< 0.001a
Pelvic embolization	33 (63.5)	2 (22.2)	0.02a
Pelvic orthopedic surgery	22 (30.1)	10 (13.7)	0.02a
Exploratory laparotomy	21 (28.8)	13 (17.8)	0.1
ICU admission	63 (86.3)	47 (64.4)	0.002a
ICU length of stay, mean days	10.5	10.1	0.8
Hospital length of stay, mean days	17.0	18.1	0.8
Mortality	10 (13.7)	8 (11.0)	0.6
Hospital discharge disposition	-	-	0.9
Expired in hospital	3 (4.1)	2 (2.7)	-
Hospice	7 (9.6)	6 (8.2)	-
Long term care hospital	6 (8.2)	3 (4.1)	-
Skilled nursing facility	18 (24.7)	16 (21.9)	-
Rehabilitation facility	21 (28.8)	24 (32.9)	-
Home	18 (24.7)	22 (30.1)	-

^aP < 0.05.

AIS: Abbreviated injury scale; ICU: Intensive care unit.