Abstract
Background
Liver cirrhosis is associated with increased mortality in trauma victims. We stratified the impact of cirrhosis on trauma mortality by Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score.
Methods
Trauma center database was accessed for patients with established diagnosis of cirrhosis presenting 2014 - 2018, matched to control patients without cirrhosis in a 2:1 ratio by age, sex, and TRISS. Primary outcome was mortality, secondary outcomes were length of stay, intensive care unit days, and ventilator dependent days.
Results
Cirrhosis was present in 182 (1.5%) trauma patients. Mortality difference between 12 (7%) deaths in cirrhosis cohort versus 14 (4%) in control was not statistically significant (p = 0.38). No difference was found in secondary outcomes. Categorization of cirrhosis severity by MELD score range (MELD 6-7, 8-10, 11-14, 15-20, 21-30) showed a 1.9 fold increase in the odds of mortality for every increase in MELD score category (OR = 1.91, p = 0.03, 95% CI = 1.08 – 3.37).
Conclusion
Mortality effects of cirrhosis in trauma patients can be estimated using MELD score.
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