Patient selection: trauma, age >= 15 years
Outcome: 28-day mortality
Parameters associated with mortality in multiple logistic regression:
(1) traumatic brain injury (skull fracture, epidural hematoma, subdural hematoma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, midline shift, brain contusion, intraventricular hemorrhage, diffuse axonal injuries, intracranial hemorrhages)
(2) age >= 59.5 years
(3) base excess <= -4.35 mmol/L
(4) PTT >= 31.4 seconds
(5) INR >= 1.25
(6) body temperature <=36.25°C
Other factors from the univariate analysis that may influence the outcome:
(1) blunt trauma
(2) serum creatinine >= 1.35 mg/dL
(3) hemoglobin <= 12.75 g/dL
(4) platelet count <= 224,500 per µL
(5) systolic blood pressure > 163 mm Hg
