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Table 2 Comparison of primary end-point and clinical efficacy

From: The effectiveness of early surgical stabilization for multiple rib fractures: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

 

Early group (n = 201)

Delayed group (n = 202)

p

ICU days, day

4.63 ± 2.51

6.72 ± 3.24

 < 0.001

LOS hospital days, day

10.15 ± 3.37

12.43 ± 3.59

 < 0.001

Ventilation, n(%)

51 (25.37%)

64 (31.68%)

0.161

Ventilation days, day

3.67 ± 1.21

4.55 ± 1.68

 < 0.001

Hospitalization cost, USD*103

6.9 ± 2.7

7.6 ± 2.3

0.008

Surgical procedure time, hours

1.97 ± 0.35

2.01 ± 0.37

0.266

Operative blood loss, mL

195.67 ± 18.27

199.12 ± 20.48

0.075

30-days all-cause mortality

5 (2.49%)

7 (3.47%)

0.564

  1. ICU Intensive care unit; LOS Length of stay