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. 2022 Sep 13;17:47. doi: 10.1186/s13017-022-00453-9

Table 3.

Risk factors for empyema after diaphragmatic trauma. Logistic regression analysis

Variable Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
O.R (95% C.I.) p O.R (95% C.I.) p
Sex (female) 0.851 (0.186–3.895) 0.835
Age, years 0.978 (0.930–1.028) 0.376
Gunshot wound 3.389 (0.760–15.111) 0.110
GCS 0.889 (0.761–1.039) 0.140
RR 0.927 (0.846–1.015) 0.101
RTS 0.685 (0.460–1.022) 0.064
Facial trauma 1.523 (1.085–2.139) 0.015
Thorax AIS > 3 3.719 (1.396–9.912) 0.009 4.270 (1.554–11.735) 0.005
ISS 1.024 (0.987–1.063) 0.200
NISS 1.046 (1.016–1.078) 0.003 1.030 (0.996–1.066) 0.081
ATI 1.027 (0.999–1.055) 0.055
OIS severity of the diaphragmatic injury 1.037 (0.564–1.909) 0.907
Hollow viscus injury 1.052 (0.998–1.109) 0.061
Stomach injury 2.492 (0.967–6.418) 0.059
Colon injury 1.302 (0.472–3.590) 0.610
Liver injury 0.856 (0.296–2.477) 0.774
Spleen injury 1.824 (0.699–4.754) 0.219
Pancreas injury 3.665 (1.191–11.285) 0.024
Visible contamination 2.880 (1.002–8.278) 0.050 3.338 (1.127–9.888) 0.030
Transdiaphragmatic lavage 4.550 (1.739–11.904) 0.002

GCS, Glasgow coma scale; RR, respiratory rate; RTS, revised trauma score; AIS, abbreviated injury scale; ISS, injury severity score; NISS, new injury severity score; ATI, abdominal trauma index; OIS, organ injury scale