Table 2:
Comparison of patient characteristics and demographics between two groups with different surgical interventions
| Evacuation (43) Group 1 |
Evacuation with resection-repair (45) Group 2 |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 54.95 ± 14.87 | 52.24 ± 17.26 | 0.432 |
| Gender (male) | 34 (79.1%) | 37 (82.2%) | 0.708 |
| Number of fractured ribs | 5.93 ± 2.93 | 5.36 ± 2.52 | 0.327 |
| Flail chest | 18 (41.9%) | 18 (40.0%) | 0.859 |
| Patients with lung contusion involving more than two lobes | 40 (93.0%) | 43 (95.6%) | 0.608 |
| Pulmonary contusion score | 7.84 ± 2.79 | 8.47 ± 1.63 | 0.203 |
| Acute respiratory failure in 4 h after trauma | 19 (44.2%) | 15 (33.3%) | 0.296 |
| Time from trauma to VATS | 7.30 ± 6.54 | 6.31 ± 2.59 | 0.356 |
| ISS | 16.40 ± 4.46 | 18.07 ± 5.84 | 0.134 |
| AIS chest | 3.19 ± 0.39 | 3.31 ± 0.47 | 0.178 |
AIS: abbreviated injury score; ISS: injury severity score.