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Table 6 Effects of pulmonary contusion on the outcome

From: Analysis of risk factors in thoracic trauma patients with a comparison of a modern trauma centre: a mono-centre study

PC

Mild PC

Moderate PC

Severe PC

p value

N (group I vs. group II)

322 (146 vs. 176)

138 (65 vs. 73)

94 (33 vs. 61)

 

Pneumonia

2

6

14

p > 0.05

Intubation time

1 (1–4 vs. 1–2)

8 (3–11 vs. 2–10)

21 (8–44 vs. 6–46)

p< 0.05

ARDS

0

2 (2 vs. 0)

33 (26 vs. 7)

p< 0.05

SIRS

0

1

5

p > 0.05

Sepsis

1

3

9

p > 0.05

MODS

0

0

4

p > 0.05

ICU time (days)

3 (1–5 vs. 1–3)

11 (4–17 vs. 2–15)

32 (19–61 vs. 14–51)

p< 0.05

ECMO (days)

0

0

4 (1 vs. 3)

p > 0.05

Jet ventilation

0

0

18 (5 vs.13)

p< 0.05

Thoracic surgery procedures

0

3 (1 vs. 2)

9 (2 vs.3)

p > 0.05

Mortality

1 (1 vs. 0)

7 (5 vs. 2)

19 (14 vs. 5)

p< 0.05