Table 4

Comparison to benchmark AAST multi-institutional study1

AAST Multi-Institutional StudyCurrent study
Study duration (years)25
Patients+pelvic fracture13391170
Shock criteriaSBP<90 mm Hg or HuR>120 or base deficit>5
Patients in shock, n (%)178 (13)424 (36)
 Male59%62%
 Age44±2047±20
 ISS28±1441±14
Angiography, n (%)44 (25)175 (41)
Embolization, n (%)30 (68)129 (74)
 Time to IR (min)NA86 (66–116)
PPP, n (%)10 (6)8 (2)
 Time to OR (min)NA52 (37, 73)
ICU LOS (days)7 (3, 16)5 (3, 11)
Hospital LOS (days)13 (5, 24)16 (8, 27)
Mortality for patients in shock (%)3215
  • Continuous variables presented as either mean (±SE) or median (IQR), depending on the published data.

  • AAST, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma; HR, heart rate; ICU, intensive care unit; IR, interventional radiology; ISS, Injury Severity Score; LOS, length of stay; PPP, preperitoneal packing; SBP, systolic blood pressure.