Table 2.

Distribution of thoracic traumas according to ISS subgroups and relationship with time spent under the rubble, transport time and duration of hospitalization

Thoracic trauma	ISS		Time spent under the rubble				Transport time	Duration of hospitalization
	0–16 n	16–25 n	>25 n	p	M (min-max)	p	M (min-max)	p	M (min-max)	p
Rib fracture	108	45	42	0.008	7.0 (1–120)	0.210	96.0 (20–528)	0.803	48.0 (6–912)	0.424
Hemothorax	20	25	32	<0.001	8.0 (1–144)	0.658	96.0 (24–528)	0.966	72.0 (6–1008)	<0.001
Contusion	18	11	19	0.049	8.0 (1–120)	0.926	96.5 (24–408)	0.505	48.0 (6–912)	0.174
Pneumothorax	14	10	18	0.018	7.0 (1–38)	0.873	83.0 (24–528)	0.409	96.0 (6–912)	0.001
Thoracic vertebral fracture	17	10	13	0.474	5.0 (1–97)	0.077	98.5 (24–480)	0.982	72.0 (6–696)	0.029
Pneumomediastinum	8	3	5	0.889	30.0 (1–138)	0.031	84.0 (24–336)	0.609	24.0 (6–912)	0.898
Sternum fracture	7	2	1	0.435	4.0 (1–22)	0.046	192.0 (20–384)	0.171	39.0 (6–504)	0.817
Flail chest	1	1	1	>0.999	3.0 (2–5)	0.211	241.0 (192–360)	0.036	48.0 (6–53)	0.685