Table 3 |
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Comparison between patients with blast lung injury and those with lung contusion and chest wall trauma |
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Parameter |
BLI (n = 17) |
Chest wall trauma (n = 7) |
P |
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Mechanical ventilation |
87% |
100% |
NS (P = 0.49) |
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Days of mechanical ventilation |
5.35 |
8.75 |
NS (P > 0.05) |
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ARDS |
24% |
25% |
NS (P = 0.58) |
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VAP |
13% |
35% |
NS (P = 0.32) |
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Mean ISS |
31 |
34 |
NS (P > 0.05) |
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ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; ISS, Injury Severity Score; VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia. |
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de Ceballos et al. Critical Care 2005 9:104 doi:10.1186/cc2995 |
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