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. 2008 Jul-Dec;1(2):74–77. doi: 10.4103/0974-2700.43183

Table 3.

Outcome measures for penetrating trauma patients

STICU Non-STICU P value
% infections 19.66(57/290) 18.69(40/214) 0.82
% Bacteremia 10.0(29/290) 9.8(21/214) 1.0
% Pneumonia 5.17(15/290) 5.6(12/214) 0.84
% Urinary tract infection 3.45(10/290) 4.21(9/214) 0.81
% Wound 8.28(24/290) 7.01(15/214) 0.62
Ventilator days 2.0 ± 5.1 2.4 ± 5.9 0.68
ICU days 5.9 ± 12.3 6.3 ± 11.3 0.84
Hospital length of stay (days) 13.3 ± 17.7 14.8 ± 20.6 0.78

STICU: Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit, ICU: Intensive Care Unit