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Table 1 Comparison of basic demographics between groups

From: Facilitating ventilator weaning through rib fixation combined with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in severe blunt chest injury with acute respiratory failure

 

All patients (n = 61)

VATS with rib fixation (group 1; n = 21)

VATS only (group 2; n = 40)

P

Age (mean ± SD)

53.48 ± 18.37

51.29 ± 15.93

54.63 ± 19.62

0.477

Sex (male)

50 (82.0%)

15 (71.4%)

35 (87.5%)

0.121

BMI

25.95 ± 3.97

26.51 ± 3.81

25.65 ± 4.07

0.420

Number of fractured ribs

6.61 ± 2.42

6.57 ± 2.06

6.63 ± 2.61

0.930

Flail chest

26 (42.6%)

10 (47.6%)

16 (40.0%)

0.568

Pulmonary contusion scores

5.70 ± 1.86

6.14 ± 2.48

5.48 ± 1.41

0.263

Time from trauma to VATS

4.49 ± 1.58

4.52 ± 1.69

4.48 ± 1.54

0.913

Lung laceration

17 (27.9%)

6 (28.6%)

11 (27.5%)

0.929

Initial GCS

12.84 ± 3.27

13.57 ± 2.99

12.45 ± 3.38

0.191

Head AIS

1.13 ± 1.18

0.95 ± 0.97

1.23 ± 1.27

0.356

Thoracic AIS

3.54 ± 0.50

3.62 ± 0.50

3.50 ± 0.51

0.383

Abdomen AIS

0.85 ± 1.30

1.10 ± 1.48

0.70 ± 1.20

0.330

Limb AIS

1.70 ± 1.01

1.81 ± 1.03

1.65 ± 1.00

0.565

ISS

21.11 ± 6.69

21.67 ± 6.43

20.83 ± 6.88

0.638

Pain score at ED

8.89 ± 1.36

9.24 ± 1.22

8.67 ± 1.41

0.121

  1. AIS abbreviate injury score, ISS injury severity score, SD standard deviation, VATS video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, GCS Glasgow coma scale, ED emergency department, BMI body mass index