Table 2: Demographic data of the studied patients’ groups.
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|
Group A 98 Patients |
Group B 100 Patients |
P |
Age Group |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
18-22 years |
35 |
35.7 |
32 |
32 |
0.817 |
23-35 |
26 |
26.5 |
28 |
28 |
36-45 |
28 |
28.6 |
27 |
27 |
46-50 |
9 |
9.2 |
13 |
13 |
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
60 |
61.2 |
84 |
84 |
0.0032* |
Female |
38 |
38.8 |
16 |
16 |
Surgical causes of ventilation |
|
|
|
|
|
Severe head trauma with severe lung contusion |
28 |
28.6 |
35 |
35 |
0.102 |
Moderate head trauma with severe lung contusion |
10 |
10.2 |
4 |
4 |
0.089 |
Severe lung contusion without flail chest |
43 |
43.9 |
45 |
45 |
0.465 |
Severe lung contusion with flail chest |
17 |
17.3 |
16 |
16 |
0.551 |
P < 0.05 is considered statistically significant *