Table 3.

Univariate analysis of outcomes of the two study groups

	Pre-CTCPG n=286	Post-CTCPG n=179	OR or IRR	95% CI	P value
Hospital LOS	7 (5.75–17.75)	13 (6.5–26.5)	0.92	(0.76 to 1.11)	0.38
ICU	68 (23.8%)	42 (23.5%)	0.95	(0.61 to 1.48)	0.83
ICU days	8.0 (1.5–10.5)	6.0 (4–9)	0.91	(0.68 to 1.23)	0.55
NIPPV	15 (5.2%)	10 (5.6%)	1.07	(0.34 to 2.57)	0.87
Ventilator days	7 (0–13.25)	8 (3.25–14.5)	1.12	(0.77 to 1.65)	0.56
Pneumonia	37 (12.9%)	18 (10.1%)	1.13	(0.56 to 2.22)	0.73
Delirium	34 (11.9%)	15 (8.4%)	0.44	(0.23 to 0.82)	0.012
Mortality	16 (5.6%)	9 (5.0%)	0.86	(0.38 to 1.86)	0.91

CI, confidence interval; CTCPG, chest trauma clinical practice guideline; ICU, intensive care unit; IRR, incidence rate ratio; LOS, length of stay; NIPPV, non-invasive pulmonary positive ventilator therapy; OR, odds ratio.