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Table 6 Study association and comparison in terms of outcome among given parameters

From: Impact of flail chest injury on morbidity and outcome: ten years’ experience at a tertiary care hospital in a developing country

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Outcome

Total

X2

P values

 

Survived

Died

   

Sex

 Male

N

201

49

250

0.63

0.42

 

%

66.7

65.4

66.5

 

 Female

N

100

26

126

 
 

%

33.3

34.6

33.5

 

Concomitant head injuries (AIS ≥ 3)

 Yes

N

76

75

151

139.6

0.00**

 

%

25.2

100.0

40.2

 

 No

N

225

0

225

 
 

%

74.8

0.0

59.8

 

Analgesia route

 Epidural

N

120

7

127

26.2

0.00**

 

%

39.8

9.3

33.8

 

 Para-vertebral

N

57

17

74

 
 

%

18.9

22.6

19.7

 

 Systemic (IV fentanyl)

N

124

51

175

 
 

%

41.2

68.0

46.5

 

Analgesia type

 Regional

N

177

24

201

16.3

0.00**

 

%

58.8

32.0

53.5

 

 Systemic

N

124

51

175

 
 

%

41.2

68.0

46.5

 

Lung contusion

 Yes

N

177

72

249

37.1

0.00**

 

%

58.8%

96.0%

66.2%

 

 No

N

124

3

127

 
 

%

41.2%

4.0%

33.8%

 

Myocardial contusion

 Yes

N

63

54

117

73.1

0.00**

 

%

20.9%

72.0%

31.1%

 

 No

N

238

21

259

 
 

%

79.1%

28.0%

68.9%

 

Pneumothorax

 Yes

N

195

55

250

36.6

0.00**

 

%

64.8

73.3

66.5

 

 No

N

106

20

126

 
 

%

35.2

26.7

33.5

 

Associated surgeries

 Yes

N

30

70

100

211.3

0.00**

 

%

9.9

93.3

26.6

 

 No

N

271

5

276

 
 

%

90.1

6.7

73.4

 

Pneumonia

 Yes

N

51

50

101

75.5

0.00**

 

%

16.9

66.7

26.9

 

 No

N

250

25

275

 
 

%

83.1

33.3

73.1

 

Sepsis

 Yes

N

0

26

26

112.09

0.00**

 

%

0.0

34.7

6.9

 

 No

N

301

49

350

 
 

%

100.0

65.3

93.1

 

Mechanical ventilation

 Applied

N

174

50

224

1.95

0.16

 

%

57.8

66.7

59.6

 

 Not

N

127

25

152

 
 

%

42.2

33.3

40.4

 

Chest tube insertion

 Needed

N

195

55

250

36.6

0.00**

 

%

64.8

73.3

66.5

 

 Not

N

106

20

126

 
 

%

35.2

26.7

33.5

 

Fluid

 Restricted

N

174

24

198

16.0

0.00**

 

%

57.8

32.0

52.7

 

 Standard

N

127

51

178

 
 

%

42.2

68.0

47.3

 

Steroid therapy

 Required

N

20

31

51

61.6

0.00**

 

%

6.7

41.4

13.6

 

 Avoided

N

281

44

325

 
 

%

93.3

58.6

86.4

 

Total

N

301

75

376

  
 

%

100.0

100.0

100

  
  1. Number of flail chest patients; ** = statistically significant, P < 0.05