Table 2.
Outcomes of patients with and without a fasciotomy
| Forearm | Tibia | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fasciotomy | No fasciotomy | Difference in Means (CI) | p – value | Fasciotomy | No fasciotomy | Difference in Means (CI) | p – value | |
| Mortality | 2.12% | 1.36% | 1.56 (1.30, 1.87) | 0.0001 | 4.95% | 4.13% | 1.20 (1.09, 1.32) | 0.0003 |
| ISS | 13.64 | 11.91 | 1.73 (1.38, 2.08) | 0.0001 | 11.89 | 10.56 | 1.33 (1.17, 1.49) | 0.0001 |
| LOS | 13.24 | 6.13 | 7.10 (6.67, 7.53) | 0.0001 | 15.14 | 7.62 | 7.52 (7.28, 7.75) | 0.0001 |
| ICU Days | 3.92 | 1.65 | 2.28 (2.00, 2.56) | 0.0001 | 3.46 | 1.60 | 1.86 (1.74, 1.99) | 0.0001 |
| Ventilator Days | 2.30 | 0.86 | 1.44 (1.23, 1.65) | 0.0001 | 1.87 | 0.86 | 1.00 (0.90, 1.10) | 0.0001 |
| ICU Days amongst ICU Patients | 8.90 | 6.38 | 2.52 (1.98, 3.06) | 0.0001 | 8.49 | 7.15 | 1.34 (1.08, 1.61 | 0.0001 |
| Ventilator Days amongst Ventilated Patients | 8.45 | 7.49 | 0.96 (0.33, 1.60) | 0.002 | 8.18 | 7.28 | 0.90 (0.53, 1.26) | 0.0001 |
Mean differences in certain continuous variables among patients with and without fasciotomy/compartment syndrome
ISS – Injury Severity Score
LOS – length of stay ICU – intensive care unit
CI – 95% confidence interval