01 October 2025 : Database Analysis
Diagnosis and Management of Sternal Fracture at a Single Center 2019-2024: A Retrospective Study of 127 Emergency Department Patients
Tamer Durdu
ABEFG 1*, Nihal Ertürk ABFG 1, Mehmet Yılmaz BCF 1, Furkan Altaş CDF 1, Sezin Bozkurt BFG 1
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.950160
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e950160
Table 5 Median values of biochemical and hematological parameters (troponin, CK-MB, glucose, AST, ALT, LDH, CK, ALP, WBC, HB, RDW, MPV, PLT, pH, anion gap, lactate) in displaced versus non-displaced sternal fracture groups.
| Sternum fracture | P values | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Displaced | Non-displaced | ||
| Median | Median | ||
| Troponin | 4.00 | 3.00 | 0.094 |
| CK MB | 3.73 | 2.30 | 0.007 |
| Glucose | 125.00 | 98.00 | <0.001 |
| AST | 51.00 | 33.50 | 0.014 |
| ALT | 37.00 | 31.50 | 0.171 |
| LDH | 373.00 | 338.00 | 0.076 |
| CK | 354.00 | 205.00 | 0.009 |
| ALP | 76.00 | 74.00 | 0.655 |
| WBC | 12.30 | 9.27 | 0.002 |
| HB | 14.30 | 14.55 | 0.178 |
| RDW | 13.60 | 13.40 | 0.075 |
| MPV | 8.20 | 8.50 | 0.239 |
| PLT | 255.00 | 244.00 | 0.268 |
| PH | 7.38 | 7.38 | 0.411 |
| Anyon_gap | −0.30 | 0.20 | 0.310 |
| Lactate | 1.96 | 1.96 | 0.426 |
| AST – aspartate aminotransferase; ALT – alanine aminotransferase; LDH – lactate dehydrogenase; CK – creatine kinase; ALP – alkaline phosphatase; WBC – white blood cell; HB – hemoglobin; RDW – red cell distribution width; MPV – mean platelet volume; PLT – platelet. | |||