From: Open pelvic fracture: the killing fracture?
Open (n = 24)
No. of days ± SEM
Range
Closed
p
LOS
44.1 ± 9.3
4–166
20.3 ± 1.4
0–142
0.021
ICU LOS
15.4 ± 6.1
0–107
6 ± 0.7
0–64
0.032
Mortality no. (%)
1 (4%)
68 (14%)
NS