Table 2.
Hospital length of stay (HLOS) as reported by the individual studies
| Paper | Outcomes | Surgical group | Non-surgical group | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanaka et al. [11] | (n = 18) | (n = 19) | ||
| HLOS | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Marasco et al. [12] | (n = 23) | (n = 23) | ||
| (d, median, IQR) | ||||
| HLOS | 20 (18–28) | 25 (18–38) | 0.24 | |
| Malhotra et al. [14] | (n = 13) | (n = 11) | ||
| Days (mean ± SD) | ||||
| HLOS | 27.4 ± 18.7 | 20.8 ± 8.8 | N/A | |
| Liu et al. [13] | (n = 25) | (n = 25) | ||
| Days (median (IQR)) | ||||
| HLOS | 21 (17–25) | 22 (17–26) | 0.44 | |
| HLOS with pulmonary contusion | 25 (20–28) | 23 (19–27) | 0.071 | |
| HLOS without pulmonary contusion | 17 (14–20) | 18 (15–22) | 0.056 | |
N/A not applicable, IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation