Univariate predictors of recumbency-related and moderate to major complications among multitrauma patients without neurologic injuries undergoing stabilization of spine fractures
| Variable | Complication related to prolonged recumbency | Moderate or major complication | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p value | OR (95% CI) | p value | |
| Delay in operating room | ||||
| By day | 1.04 (0.97–1.11) | 0.21 | 1.04 (0.97–1.11) | 0.27 |
| By Log(day) | 1.68 (1.10–2.59) | 0.013 | 1.57 (1.09–2.26) | 0.014 |
| Age (per decade) | 1.23 (0.91–1.56) | 0.15 | 1.49 (1.11–2.0) | 0.007 |
| Males | 0.94 (0.32–2.83) | 0.92 | 1.94 (0.63–5.96) | 0.24 |
| Cervical spine fracture | 2.68 (0.97–7.41) | 0.05 | 5.45 (1.98–14.7) | 0.001 |
| ISS | 1.01 (0.66–1.53) | 0.97 | 1.11 (0.75–1.65) | 0.60 |
| Max AIS1 | 1.07 (0.78–1.45) | 0.69 | 1.14 (0.85–1.53) | 0.39 |
| Max AIS2 | 1.16 (0.87–1.56) | 0.32 | 1.07 (0.81–1.43) | 0.60 |
| Max AIS3 | 1.25 (0.66–2.33) | 0.30 | 1.13 (0.58–1.34) | 0.56 |
| Max AIS4 | 1.09 (0.79–1.50) | 0.60 | 1.28 (0.93–1.75) | 0.13 |
| Max AIS5 | 1.24 (0.43–1.51) | 0.49 | 0.76 (0.42–1.38) | 0.36 |
| Max AIS6 | 2.0 (0.84–4.76) | 0.11 | 1.92 (0.82–4.34) | 0.13 |
| Max severity AIS | 1.39 (0.59– 3.22 | 0.45 | 1.61 (0.72–3.62) | 0.24 |
| Comorbidities, total no. | 1.75 (1.08–2.84) | 0.018 | 1.88 (1.11–3.19) | 0.015 |
| CDC | 2.39 (0.55–10.4) | 0.24 | 3.41 (0.67–17.5) | 0.13 |
| GCS | 0.92 (0.75–1.11) | 0.39 | 0.96 (0.79–1.17) | 0.66 |
| GCS < 15, n = 25 | 1.22 (0.42–3.53) | 0.71 | 1.05 (0.38–2.87) | 0.93 |
AIS = Abbreviated Injury Score; CDC = Charlson–Deyo Comorbidity; CI = confidence interval; GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale; ISS = Injury Severity Score; OR = odds ratio.