Table 2.
Type of nailing | Times | Thoracotomy | Lung contusion | Shock and lung contusion |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reamed | Baseline | 101 (12.930) | 116.6 (35.051) | 138.2 (19.722) |
Thoracotomy/ lung contusion | 85.8 (11.923) | 103.6 (20.421) | 93.6 (24.686) | |
Fixation | 89.2 (11.956) | 90.2 (19.538) | 62.8 (22.569) | |
4 hours postoperatively | 84.6 (15.160) | 72.6 (21.029) | 52 (3) | |
p values | Baseline vs 4 hours postoperatively, p = 0.04 | Baseline vs 4 hours postoperatively, p = 0.011 | Baseline vs lung contusion, p = 0.022; baseline vs 4 hours postoperatively fixation, p = 0.001 | |
Unreamed | Baseline | 100.6 (23.277) | 94.666 (19.703) | 120.8 (45.827) |
Thoracotomy/ lung contusion | 78.2 (13.962) | 81.833 (10.023) | 77.8 (52.954) | |
Fixation | 80.8 (11.634) | 75.166 (14.993) | 46.2 (23.6) | |
4 hours postoperatively | 63.4 (4.923) | 58.166 (15.015) | 41.25 (22.708) | |
p values | Baseline vs 4 hours postoperatively, p = 0.014 | Baseline vs 4 hours postoperatively, p = 0.012 | Baseline vs fixation, p = 0.00; baseline vs 4 hours postoperatively, p = 0.001 |
Values are expressed as means (% of normal levels), with standard deviations in parentheses.