Table 5. Clinical outcome for patients with multiple rib fractures or flail chest separated by treatment, after propensity score match.
| Outcomes | Multiple rib fractures | Flail chest | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operative (n=350) | Non-operative (n=350) | P | Operative (n=45) | Non-operative (n=45) | P | ||
| Hospital stay (days), mean ± SD | 10.7±3.4 | 10.2±3.8 | 0.067 | 16.7±6.1 | 16.8±5.9 | 0.937 | |
| ICU stay (days), mean ± SD | 4.3±1.5 | 4.2±1.8 | 0.425 | 5.5±1.9 | 6.7±2.1 | 0.011 | |
| ICU usage, n (%) | 43 (12.3) | 45 (12.9) | 0.820 | 9 (20.0) | 10 (22.2) | 0.796 | |
| Ventilator duration (hours), mean ± SD | 100.1±13.9 | 99.8±20.7 | 0.822 | 113.1±20.4 | 111.2±19.5 | 0.535 | |
| Ventilator usage, n (%) | 42 (12.0) | 45 (12.9) | 0.732 | 9 (20.0) | 9 (20.0) | 1.000 | |
| Pneumonia, n (%) | 85 (24.3) | 87 (24.9) | 0.861 | 13 (28.9) | 14 (31.1) | 0.818 | |
| Mortality, n (%) | 3 (0.9) | 4 (1.1) | 0.704 | 2 (4.4) | 2 (4.4) | 1.000 | |
Categorical data are presented as number and percent; continuous data are presented as mean ± SD. SD, standard deviation.