Table 3.
Continuous variables | Rib fixation for flail chest | |||||
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Median (IQR) | δ | 95% CI | SE | p value | ||
Surgery | Non-operative | |||||
Duration of ICU stay in days | 6 (0–13) | 2 (0–8) | − 2.7 | − 13.9 to 8.5 | 5.721 | 0.638 |
Duration of IMV in days | 3 (0–9) | 0 (0–7) | − 2.3 | − 11.6 to 7.0 | 4.750 | 0.624 |
Duration of epidural analgesia in days | 0 (0–3) | 2 (0–7) | − 1.2 | − 3.4 to 1.0 | 1.116 | 0.290 |
Duration of hospital stay in days | 21 (11–31) | 11 (8–18) | 1.9 | − 14.3 to 18.0 | 8.240 | 0.820 |
n (%) | OR | 95% CI | SE | p value | ||
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Pneumonia | 4.8 (23) | 5.6 (20) | 1.1 | 0.2 to 5.8 | 0.826 | 0.871 |
Tracheostomy | 2.6 (12) | 3.5 (13) | NA | NA to NA | NA | NA |
In hospital mortality | 2.2 (10) | 3.3 (12) | NA | NA to NA | NA | NA |
SE standard error; OR odds ratio; ICU intensive care unit; IMV invasive mechanical ventilation; CI confidence interval; IQR interquartile range; NA no answer
δ indicates the difference in mean outcome value between rib fixation and non-operative treatment