BioMed Research International / 2015 / Article / Tab 2 / Clinical Study
Flail Chest in Polytraumatized Patients: Surgical Fixation Using Stracos Reduces Ventilator Time and Hospital Stay Table 2 Postmanagement data in 20 patients.
Medical group ( ) Surgical group ( ) in univariate analysis in multivariate analysis(1) ICU stay (days)
12.3 ± 8.5 9.0 ± 4.3 0.421 0.076 Ventilator time (hours) 141.6 ± 224.4 73.5 ± 124.7 0.699 0.026∗ Total hospital stay (days) 32.3 ± 19.3 21.7 ± 7.8 0.250 0.024∗ Pulmonary infection ( , %) 3 30% 4 40% 1 Number of Stracos — 3.3 ± 0.6 [2 –6 ] — Diaphragmatic break — 3 —
Multivariate analysis by analysis of covariance adjusted on prognosis factors (ISS, RTS, and TRISS) and taking into account the matching. ∗ Significant value.