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01-04-2022 | Rib Fracture | Correction
Correction to: Effectiveness of surgical fixation for rib fractures in relation to its timing: a retrospective Japanese nationwide study
Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Issue 2/2022
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The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The presentation of Table 1 was incorrect. The corrected Table 1 is given below.
Table 1
Patient characteristics according to surgical rib fixation status within 3 days after admission in the original and overlap weights adjusted cohorts
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Patients who did not undergo surgical rib fixation ≤ 3 days after admission (n = 6253)
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Patients who underwent surgical rib fixation ≤ 3 days after admission (n = 62)
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Standardized difference (%)
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Patients who did not undergo surgical rib fixation ≤ 3 days after admission (n = 6253)
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Patients who underwent surgical rib fixation ≤ 3 days after admission (n = 62)
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Standardized difference (%)
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Age: years, mean (SD)
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64.1 (19.8)
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66.6 (14.6)
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65.9
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66.9
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Age groups: years, n (%)
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31.5
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< 60
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2024 (32.4)
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14 (22.6)
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(23.2)
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(23.2)
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0.0
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60–69
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1199 (19.2)
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17 (27.4)
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(25.3)
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(25.3)
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0.0
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70–79
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1571 (25.1)
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20 (32.3)
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(32.0)
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(32.0)
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0.0
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80≤
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1459 (23.3)
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11 (17.7)
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(19.5)
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(19.5)
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0.0
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Sex (male), n (%)
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4067 (65.0)
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41 (66.1)
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2.3
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(64.0)
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(64.0)
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0.0
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Body mass index: kg/m2, mean (SD)
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22.5 (4.9)
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23.4 (4.8)
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22.9
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23.4
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Body mass index groups: kg/m2, n (%)
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27.1
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< 18.5
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799 (12.8)
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9 (14.5)
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(15.2)
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(15.2)
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0.0
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18.5–24.9
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3373 (53.9)
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33 (53.2)
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(55.4)
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(55.4)
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0.0
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25–29.9
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1193 (19.1)
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12 (19.4)
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(21.3)
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(21.3)
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0.0
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30≤
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241 (3.9)
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5 (8.1)
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(8.2)
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(8.2)
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0.0
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Missing
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647 (10.4)
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3 (4.8)
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Japan Coma Scale, n (%)
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71.7
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0 (alert)
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1756 (28.1)
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38 (61.3)
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(59.6)
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(59.6)
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0.0
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1–3 (dizziness)
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1392 (22.3)
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9 (14.5)
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(14.2)
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(14.2)
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0.0
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10–30 (somnolence)
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979 (15.7)
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5 (8.1)
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(8.6)
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(8.6)
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0.0
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100–300 (coma)
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2126 (34.0)
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10 (16.1)
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(17.5)
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(17.5)
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0.0
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Comorbidities, n (%)
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Clinically important traumatic brain injury
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1426 (22.8)
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10 (16.1)
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16.9
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(15.3)
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(15.3)
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0.0
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Cervical fracture
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264 (4.2)
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2 (3.2)
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5.3
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(3.4)
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(3.4)
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0.0
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Vertebral fracture
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683 (10.9)
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6 (9.7)
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4.1
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(10.2)
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(10.2)
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0.0
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Clavicular fracture
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579 (9.3)
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9 (14.5)
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16.3
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(13.6)
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(13.6)
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0.0
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Sternal fracture
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170 (2.7)
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4 (6.5)
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17.9
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(6.8)
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(6.8)
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0.0
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Scapular fracture
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289 (4.6)
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5 (8.1)
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14.2
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(8.5)
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(8.5)
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0.0
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Flail chest
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228 (3.6)
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11 (17.7)
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46.8
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(15.4)
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(15.4)
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0.0
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Pelvic fracture
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784 (12.5)
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8 (12.9)
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1.1
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(11.8)
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(11.8)
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0.0
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Procedures on admission, n (%)
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Catecholamine use
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3153 (50.4)
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40 (64.5)
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28.8
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(63.5)
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(63.5)
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0.0
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Chest drainage
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2400 (38.4)
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27 (43.5)
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10.5
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(45.4)
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(45.4)
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0.0
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Transfusion
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3412 (54.6)
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45 (72.6)
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38.1
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(72.7)
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(72.7)
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0.0
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Transarterial embolization
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1016 (16.2)
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3 (4.8)
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37.8
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(5.2)
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(5.2)
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0.0
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Interventions for other organs, n (%)
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Craniotomy
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524 (8.2)
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1 (1.6)
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31.4
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(1.8)
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(1.8)
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0.0
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Thoracotomy
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285 (4.6)
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17 (27.4)
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65.7
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(27.3)
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(27.3)
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0.0
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Laparotomy
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413 (6.6)
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2 (3.2)
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15.7
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(3.6)
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(3.6)
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0.0
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Spinal fusion
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125 (2.0)
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0 (0.0)
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20.2
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Pelvic ORIF
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207 (3.3)
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6 (9.7)
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26.1
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(8.4)
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(8.4)
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0.0
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Surgery to limbs
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587 (9.4)
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13 (21.0)
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32.7
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(20.3)
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(20.3)
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0.0
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Charlson Comorbidity Index, n (%)
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37.0
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0
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4802 (76.8)
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55 (88.7)
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(88.0)
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(88.0)
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0.0
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1
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967 (15.5)
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4 (6.5)
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(6.9)
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(6.9)
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0.0
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2
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331 (5.3)
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1 (1.6)
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(1.8)
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(1.8)
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0.0
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3≤
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153 (2.4)
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2 (3.2)
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(3.3)
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(3.3)
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0.0
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ICD-10-based severity score for trauma, mean (SD)
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9.1 (6.3)
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9.2 (4.5)
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2.7
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8.9
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8.9
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0.0
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ICU admission n, (%)
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5584 (89.3)
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56 (90.3)
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3.4
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(89.6)
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(89.6)
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0.0
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