Table 1

Patient characteristics by group

CharacteristicGroup; no. of patients*
ComplicationsNo complicationsNo chest tubes
Total patients1744277
Total chest tubes17590
Median age, yr3333.535
Sex (male)1235212
Median ISS2927.523†
Median length of stay, d1817.515

  • ISS = injury severity score.

  • ↵* Unless otherwise indicated.

  • ↵† Statistically significant difference between patients with chest tubes (complications and no complications) and patients without chest tubes with p < 0.05.