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. 2024 Jan 16;38:4. doi: 10.47176/mjiri.38.4

Table 3. Factors associated with mortality among the studied patients.

Variables Mortality Statistical analysis
No (n=37) Yes (n=8) Test P
Sex (n, %) Male 30(81.1%) 6 (75.0%) FE 0.651
Female 7(18.9%) 2 (25.0%)
Age Mean ± SD 42.54±14.9 43.25±19.31 0.12 0.910
Cause of trauma RTA 22 (59.5%) 5 (62.5%) 2.762 0.430
Falls 9 (24.3%) 1 (12.5%)
Assaults 3 (8.1%) 2 (25.0%)
Sport-related injury 3 (8.1%) 0 (0.0%)
Laterality Unilateral 37 (100.0%) 2 (25.0%) FE <0.001*
Bilateral 0 (0.0%) 6 (75.0%)
Mode of trauma Accidental 34 (91.9%) 6 (75.0%) FE 0.211
Criminal 3 (8.1%) 2 (25.0%)
Presence of an associated injury 1 (2.7%) 6 (75.0%) FE <0.001*
Mechanical ventilation (n, %) 13 (35.1%) 8 (100.0%) FE <0.001*
Timing of MV Early 5(38.5%) 7(58.5%) FE 0.067
Late 8(61.5%) 1 (12.5%)
Duration of MV (day) Mean ± SD 3.0 ± 1.08 2.5 ± 1.69 1.039 0.299
ICU stay duration (day) Mean±SD 4.94 ± 2.12 2.5 ± 1.69 2.645 0.008*
Chest trauma score Mean±SD 5.51 ± 2.5 10.75 ± 0.71 1.88 <0.001*
Pneumonia 19 (51.4%) 3 (37.5%) FE 0.669

FE: Fisher Exact test, MV: Mechanical Ventilation; * indicates significant differences; ICU: Intensive care unit.