Demographics and injury distributions of treatment groups
| Population | Ligation (n=394) | Repair (n=820) | P value |
| Gender (% male) | 90.5 | 88.6 | 0.3 |
| Age (years) | 29±11 | 30±13 | 0.14 |
| ISS | 16±9 | 15±9 | 0.16 |
| SBP (%<90 mm Hg) | 27.6 | 24.7 | 0.36 |
| Heart rate (beats per minute) | 111±29 | 106±28 | 0.01 |
| Glasgow Coma Scale | 13±4 | 13±4 | 0.31 |
| Mechanism (% blunt) | 14.1 | 24.6 | 0.0001 |
| Iliac vein injury count (%) | 139 (35) | 222 (27) | <0.001 |
| Femoral vein injury count (%) | 168 (43) | 383 (47) | |
| Popliteal vein injury count (%) | 51 (13) | 163 (20) | |
| Distal vein injury count (%) | 36 (9) | 52 (63) |
Means listed with SD. Percentages of injury location are based on columns. Significant p values bolded.
ISS, injury severity score; SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure on Presentation.