Table 1 Comparability of groups on admission
n = 17 patients with fixateur externe | n = 16 patients with nail | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mean | median | SD | range | mean | median | SD | range | |
Age (years) | 39.4 | 40 | 15.3 | 18–70 | 38.9 | 39 | 15.3 | 19–64 |
ISS (score points) | 39.8 | 41 | 8.9 | 18–50 | 41.4 | 41 | 15.7 | 20–75 |
Base excess (mmol/L) | −4.9 | −5.2 | 3.7 | −9.5–1.7 | −6.5 | −5.8 | 4.1 | −15– − 0.2 |
Prothrombin time (%) | 66.4 | 65 | 23.8 | 6–100 | 62.8 | 60.5 | 14.2 | 42–86 |
GCS (score points) | 7.0 | 6 | 3.6 | 3–15 | 8.5 | 8 | 3.2 | 3–14 |
Calculated probability of death (%) | 31 | 25 | 13 | 20–54 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 20–59 |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 112 | 108 | 29 | 70–160 | 107 | 115 | 41 | 60–180 |
Heart rate (beats/min) | 96 | 100 | 25 | 40–130 | 109 | 107 | 24 | 78–145 |
Respiratory rate (per min) | 14.4 | 12 | 6.5 | 5–30 | 12.3 | 12 | 5.5 | 0–20 |
SpO2 | 85.9 | 92 | 20.0 | 14–100 | 87.3 | 95 | 24.8 | 0–100 |