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Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Apr 30;97(6):918–927. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004346

Table 5.

Complications in Patients with a Femoral Shaft Fracture

Complication, n (%)	Patients with Surgical Delay > 24 hours (n=1445)	Patients without Surgical Delay > 24 hours (n=3105)	p-value
Pneumonia	51 (3.5)	47 (1.5)	<0.001
ARDS	11 (0.8)	11 (0.4)	0.065
DVT/PE	29 (2.0)	39 (1.3)	0.052
Stroke/CVA	8 (0.6)	13 (0.4)	0.53
VAP	31 (2.1)	27 (0.9)	<0.001
Return to ICU	61 (4.2)	66 (2.1)	<0.001
Unplanned Intubation	13 (0.9)	17 (0.5)	0.17

Outcome
Hospital LOS, mean days (SD)	8.4 (7.5)	6.7 (6.7)	<0.001

ARDS, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; DVT, Deep Vein Thrombosis; PE, Pulmonary Embolism; VAP, Ventilator Assisted Pneumonia; ICU, Intensive Care Unit