Table 3 ICU parameters (ICU length of stay, ventilation length of time, rate of multiple-organ-dysfunction syndrome, and sepsis) in relation to the fracture type of the pelvic ring according to the Tile/OTA classification
From: Acute management and outcome of multiple trauma patients with pelvic disruptions
| Â | Â | Type of pelvic-ring fracture according to Tile/OTA fracture classification | Â | Pair-wise comparison | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Total | Type A | Type B | Type C | Overall test | P value (A vs. C) | P value (B vs. C) | P value (A vs. B) |
Multiple-organ-dysfunction syndrome (%) | 25.8 (n = 326) | 22.1 (n = 17) | 19.6 (n = 22) | 32.9 (n = 45) | 0.042 | n.s. | 0.014 | n.s. |
Sepsis (%) | 5.2 (n = 325) | 3.9 (n = 3) | 2.7 (n = 3) | 8.1 (n = 11) | 0.137 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
Days on ventilation (days, mean ± SD) | 6.4 ± 10.1 (n = 344) | 4.3 ± 6.7 (n = 79) | 6.0 ± 10.4 (n = 118) | 7.7 ± 11.2 (n = 147) | 0.039 | 0.016 | n.s. | n.s. |
ICU length of stay (days, mean ± SD) | 11.5 ± 11.8 (n = 344) | 9.4 ± 9.9 (n = 79) | 10.6 ± 11.2 (n = 118) | 13.3 ± 12.9 (n = 147) | 0.031 | 0.016 | n.s. | n.s. |