A novel minimally invasive fixation method for flail chest management in a Canine model: an animal research

Table 3 Postoperative Gastrointestinal Mobility. Data was given as Mean ± S.D. with 95% confidence interval. P value was calculated using Independent-Samples T Test, and a P value less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant

Postoperative Gastrointestinal Mobility
Factors		Exterior Group	Interior Group	P value
Time to First Food Intake (Hrs)		12.00 ± 1.41	7.83 ± 0.75	0.001
Food Intake Frequency	48 h	1.83 ± 0.75	2.83 ± 0.75	0.111
	7 Days	13.50 ± 1.05	15.83 ± 1.17	0.005
	14 Days	26.50 ± 1.87	35.00 ± 1.41	< 0.001
Time to First Water Intake (Hrs)		2.83 ± 0.75	2.50 ± 1.05	0.363
Water Intake Frequency	48 h	9.50 ± 1.05	14.83 ± 1.17	< 0.001
	7 Days	28.17 ± 2.32	37.67 ± 2.16	< 0.001
	14 Days	62.00 ± 2.37	84.67 ± 3.44	< 0.001
Vomiting and Regurgitation within 48 h		2.00 ± 1.41	1.50 ± 1.05	0.542
Time to First Urine (Hrs)		4.50 ± 1.05	4.50 ± 1.05	1
Urine Frequency	48 h	2.67 ± 0.82	2.83 ± 1.17	0.822
	7 Days	9.83 ± 1.47	10.83 ± 1.47	0.253
	14 Days	34.00 ± 2.61	35.17 ± 1.17	0.272
Time to First Stool (Hrs)		5.50 ± 1.05	5.67 ± 1.21	0.809
Stool Frequency	48 h	1.17 ± 0.75	1.50 ± 1.05	0.638
	7 Days	9.17 ± 1.17	10.17 ± 1.72	0.377
	14 Days	19.83 ± 1.94	20.33 ± 1.75	0.611

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