Clinical Study
Epidural Analgesia for Severe Chest Trauma: An Analysis of Current Practice on the Efficacy and Safety
Table 2
Fracture characteristics.
| | Variable | Total
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| | Number of rib fractures (mean ± SD) | 7 ± 3 | | Bilateral rib fractures (, %) | 15 (20) | | Location rib fracture (, %) | | | Costae 1–4 | 65 (86) | | Costae 5–8 | 74 (97) | | Costae 9–12 | 38 (50) | | First rib fracture (, %) | 21 (28) | | Flail segment (, %) | 12 (24) | | Displacement (, %) | 31 (41) | | Dorsal fracture (, %) | 54 (71) | | Rib fixation (, %) | 28 (37) |
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IQR: interquartile range; : number; SD: standard deviation. |
