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Table 3 Univariate analysis of in-hospital mortality and actuarial survival in critical trauma patients (n = 23)

From: Argininemia and plasma arginine bioavailability – predictive factors of mortality in the severe trauma patients?

 

(%)

In-hospital mortality (%)

P a

Mean survival (days)

P b

Male gender

(78.3)

27.8 vs 20

n.s.

218.2 ± 36.4 vs 243.6 ± 66.5

n.s.

Age ≥ 60 years-old

(30.4)

42.9 vs 18.8

n.s.

103.7 ± 30.7 vs 265.5 ± 37.5

n.s.

Charlson’s Index ≥ 1

(17.4)

75 vs 15.8

0.04

57 ± 34.3 vs 266.2 ± 33.8

0.005

APACHE II ≥ 19.5

(50)

45.5 vs 9.1

n.s.

152 ± 43.5 vs 310.7 ± 35.4

0.031

SAPS II ≥ 39.5

(54.6)

41.7 vs 10

n.s.

167.3 ± 42.4 vs 305 ± 38.6

n.s.

SOFA ≥ 7.5

(53.9)

42.9 vs 0

n.s.

 

0.039

Injury Severity Score < 65

(73.9)

35.3 vs 0

n.s.

192.2 ± 37.6 vs 315.7 ± 45

n.s.

Revised Trauma Score ≥ 4.8

(78.3)

33.3 vs 0

n.s.

 

n.s.

Shock index ≥ 0.75

(54.6)

41.7 vs 10

n.s.

196.5 ± 48.9 vs 273.3 ± 39.3

n.s.

Primary admission (yes vs no)

(21.7)

40 vs 22.2

n.s.

173.6 ± 70.7 vs 237.2 ± 35.1

n.s.

Lactacidemia ≥ 1.25 mmol/L

(63.6)

35.7 vs 12.5

n.s.

207.6 ± 42.9 vs 275.3 ± 48

n.s.

Arginine bioavailability < 42 %

(26.1)

66.7 vs 11.8

0.021

87.2 ± 37.5 vs 261.4 ± 34.7

n.s.

Argininemia < 26 μmol/L

(17.4)

75 vs 15.8

0.04

63.5 ± 43.9 vs 256.1 ± 33.3

0.031

Glutaminemia < 320 μmol/L

(21.7)

60 vs 16.7

n.s.

70.6 ± 34.1 vs 264.8 ± 34.2

0.02

Citrullinemia ≥ 22 μmol/L

(26.1)

50 vs 17.6

n.s.

151.5 ± 52.8 vs 241.2 ± 36.6

n.s.

Ornithinemia ≥ 72 μmol/L

(17.4)

50 vs 21.1

n.s.

182.5 ± 76.7 vs 235.7 ± 35.6

n.s.

Arg-to-Orn ratio < 77 %

(47.8)

45.5 vs 8.3

n.s.

172.1 ± 45.6 vs 268.7 ± 40.2

n.s.

  1. Data presented as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation
  2. APACHE II acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II, Arg-to-Orn Argininemia-to-ornithinemia, SAPS II simplified acute physiology score II, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment, vs versus
  3. aQui-square test
  4. bKaplan-Meier actuarial survival and log rank test