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Table 3 Operative and postoperative details in HBO2 and control group

From: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjunctive treatment for sternal infection and osteomyelitis after sternotomy and cardiothoracic surgery

 

HBO2

Control

p

Total debridement operation time (minutes)

437 ± 81.4

355 ± 82.9

0.873

Average debridement operation time (minutes)

94 ± 21.6

98.6 ± 16

0.522

Total debridement frequency

5.5 ± 1.5

3.8 ± 1.0

0.326

APACHE II score

19.7 ± 7.7

18.7 ± 3.7

0.749

Duration in ICU (days)

8.7 ± 2.7

48.8 ± 10.5

0.004

Duration with MV use (days)

4 ± 1.5

34.8 ± 8.3

0.008

Duration with NIV use (days)

4 ± 1.9

22.3 ± 6.2

0.015

HBO2 frequency

21.3 ± 2.5

0

<0.001

Hospital admission frequency

2.8 ± 0.4

2 ± 0.2

0.127

Total hospital length of stay (days)

151 ± 21

138 ± 37

0.757

  1. MV: invasive mechanical ventilation
  2. NI: non-invasive mechanical ventilation