Research Article
Standardized Protocol for Chest Tube Management for Trauma Patients Significantly Decreases Complications
Table 1
Patient demographics.
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SD = standard deviation. †Mann–Whitney U-tests were used to compare quantitative variables, and ‡Fisher’s exact tests were used to compare the categorized variables across all groups. These values are given as the mean and standard deviation, with a range of minimum to maximum values. The remaining values are given as a percentage of the specific category. Gender options included male or female. Mechanisms included blunt or penetrating. |