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Table 4 Risk factors for empyema after diaphragmatic trauma. Procedures used for the management of the thoracic contamination

From: Risk factors for posttraumatic empyema in diaphragmatic injuries

Procedure

Number

Empyema n (%)

Chest tube

152

8 (5.3)

Thoracotomy or thoracoscopy

29

1 (3.4)

Transdiaphragmatic lavage

52

10 (19.2)*

Total

233

19 (8.2)

  1. *p = 0.007 Fisher’s exact test