Table 9.

Outcomes of blunt trauma patients with extremity fractures.

	Without embolism	Fat embolism
Characteristic	(n = 324,049)	(n = 116)	p-value
LOS, days, median (IQR)	6.0 (6, 12)	12.0 (9, 22)	<0.001
ICU, days, median (IQR)	4.0 (4, 11)	6.0 (4, 13)	0.02
Ventilator, days, median (IQR)	4.0 (4, 12)	7.0 (5, 14)	0.30
Complications, n (%)
Acute kidney injury	4417 (1.4%)	4 (3.4%)	0.05
ARDS	4013 (1.2%)	26 (22.4%)	<0.001
Cardiac arrest with CPR	3709 (1.1%)	5 (4.3%)	0.001
CAUTI	120 (0.04%)	0	0.84
CLASBI	15 (0.005%)	0	0.94
Decubitus	3505 (1.1%)	3 (2.6%)	0.12
Deep site infection	990 (0.3%)	0	0.55
Extremity compartment syndrome	1713 (0.5%)	3 (2.6%)	0.002
Myocardial infarction	1842 (0.6%)	0	0.42
Organ space infection	893 (0.3%)	0	0.57
Cerebrovascular accident	1389 (0.4%)	6 (5.2%)	<0.001
Superficial infection	1151 (0.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0.36
Unplanned ICU admission	3725 (1.1%)	5 (4.3%)	0.001
Unplanned intubation	3976 (1.2%)	12 (10.3%)	<0.001
Deep vein thrombosis	5617 (1.7%)	9 (7.8%)	<0.001
Pulmonary embolism	2901 (0.9%)	9 (7.8%)	<0.001
Pneumonia	10,767 (3.3%)	21 (18.1%)	<0.001
Osteomyelitis	208 (0.1%)	0	0.79
Severe sepsis	1840 (0.6%)	0	0.42
Urinary tract infection	8605 (2.7%)	5 (4.3%)	0.27
Ventilator associated pneumonia	148 (0.05%)	0	0.82
Mortality, n (%)	13,377 (4.1%)	13 (11.2%)	<0.001

IQR = interquartile range, LOS = length of stay, ICU = intensive care unit, ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome, CAUTI = catheter associated urinary tract infection, CLABSI = central line associated bloodstream infection, CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation.