Demographics and injury severity
| DCL (n=18) | DEF (n=21) | |
| Demographics | ||
| Age, years | 32 (28, 40) | 29 (24, 48) |
| Sex | ||
| Woman | 4 (22%) | 4 (19%) |
| Man | 14 (78%) | 17 (81%) |
| Mechanism | ||
| Blunt | 10 (56%) | 12 (57%) |
| Penetrating | 8 (44%) | 9 (43%) |
| Injuries | ||
| Liver | 10 (56%) | 10 (48%) |
| Grade of liver injury | 3 (2, 3) | 2 (1, 3) |
| Spleen | 10 (56%) | 11 (52%) |
| Grade of spleen injury | 3 (1, 3) | 4 (2, 5) |
| Kidney | 6 (33%) | 7 (33%) |
| Grade of kidney injury | 2 (1, 4) | 4 (3, 5) |
| Small bowel | 8 (44%) | 9 (43%) |
| Large bowel | 6 (33%) | 7 (35%) |
| Pancreas | 3 (17%) | 7 (33%) |
| Stomach | 3 (17%) | 5 (24%) |
| Major venous injury | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) |
| Major arterial injury | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) |
| Femur | 4 (22%) | 4 (19%) |
| Pelvis | 7 (39%) | 8 (38%) |
| Traumatic brain injury | 5 (28%) | 6 (29%) |
| Injury severity | ||
| Head AIS | 0 (0, 4) | 1 (0, 3) |
| Chest AIS | 3 (1, 3) | 3 (0, 3) |
| Abdomen AIS | 4 (3, 4) | 3 (3, 4) |
| Injury Severity Score | 29 (22, 41) | 34 (20, 43) |
Continuous data presented as: median (IQR); categorical data presented as: number (%).
AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; DCL, damage control laparotomy; DEF, definitive laparotomy.