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Table 2 Cross table showing relation between Apache III score, grades of injury, number of organs injured, blood transfusion and intervention

From: Study of the occurrence of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in patients of blunt abdominal trauma and its correlation with the clinical outcome in the above patients

Apache III score

No intervention

Intervention

Chi square value

P value

 <=40

11

5

11.808

0.001

 >40

1

13

Grades of injury

 1,2

8

0

16.364

0.000

 3,4

4

18

Number of organs injured

 > = 2

4

13

4.434

0.061

 1

8

5

Blood transfusion (units)

 <2

11

1

22.245

0.000

 > = 2

1

17

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World Journal of Emergency Surgery

ISSN: 1749-7922