Table 4 Clinical conditions and applied treatments of all flail chest injury patients
Clinical conditions | number of patients | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Lung contusion | Yes | 249 | 66.2 |
No | 127 | 33.8 | |
Myocardial contusion | Yes | 123 | 32.7 |
No | 253 | 67.2 | |
Pneumothorax | Yes | 250 | 66.5 |
No | 126 | 33.5 | |
Chest tube insertion | Yes | 250 | 66.5 |
No | 126 | 33.5 | |
Associated surgeries | Yes | 100 | 26.6 |
No | 276 | 73.4 | |
Pneumonia | Yes | 101 | 26.9 |
No | 275 | 73.1 | |
Sepsis | Yes | 26 | 6.9 |
No | 350 | 93.1 | |
Mechanical ventilation | Applied | 224 | 59.6 |
Not applied | 152 | 40.4 | |
Fluid | Restricted | 198 | 52.7 |
Standard | 178 | 47.3 | |
Steroid therapy | Yes | 51 | 13.6 |
No | 325 | 86.4 | |
Mortality (overall) | Survived | 301 | 80.1 |
Died | 75 | 19.9 | |
Total | 376 | 100 | |