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Table 6 Hospital length of stay (LOS), ICU stay, and ventilation times for EAC patients treated within 36 h of injury versus later. Data are presented as mean and standard deviation

From: Complications are reduced with a protocol to standardize timing of fixation based on response to resuscitation

 

All EAC patients (n = 335)

EAC ≤36 h (n = 269)

EAC >36 h (n = 66)

p value

ICU LOS (days)

6.01 ± 7.8

4.35 ± 7.0

11.6 ± 8.6

<0.0001

Total LOS (days)

10.8 ± 8.1

9.52 ± 7.8

17.3 ± 9.1

<0.0001

Ventilation time (days)

3.75 ± 6.6

2.57 ± 5.7

7.6 ± 7.0

<0.0001

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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