Research Article
Standardized Protocol for Chest Tube Management for Trauma Patients Significantly Decreases Complications
Table 2
Patient outcomes comparing precohort and postcohort of the chest tube management protocol.
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LOS = length of stay; SD = standard deviation; H/PTX = hemothorax or pneumothorax. †Mann–Whitney U-tests were used to compare quantitative variables, and ‡Fisher’s exact tests were used to compare the categorized variables across all groups. These values are given as the mean and standard deviation, with a range of minimum to maximum values. The remaining values are given as a percentage of the specific category. |