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Table 3 Type, length of hospitalization and outcome

From: Non-operative management of blunt abdominal trauma. Is it safe and feasible in a district general hospital?

 

NOM-S group

(n = 19)

OP group

(n = 8)

NOM-F group

(n = 3)

P ††

ICU admission

1 (5%)

4 (50%)

0

0.006

LOS†

6 (2 – 12)

17 (1–187)

9 (8–10)

*0.018

Morbidity

0

3 (37.5%)

0

<0.001

Mortality

0

3 (37.5%)§

0

<0.001

  1. LOS, length of stay (days)
  2. †Median and range, ††Comparison between NOM-S and OP group, *Mann Whitney U test and χ2, §Two of these 3 patients died on the operating table
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241