Table 4 Treatment and hospital outcomes
From: Tension pneumothorax, is it a really life-threatening condition?
Variable | With tension pneumothorax | Without tension pneumothorax | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 60) | (n = 310) | |||
Treatment method | 0.020 | |||
O2 supplement | 0 (0%) | 23 (7.8%) | ||
CTD | 29 (48.3%) | 104 (33.8%) | ||
Operation | 31 (51.7%) | 181 (58.8%) | ||
Operation method | ||||
VATS | 29 (67.4%) | 119 (65.7%) | ||
Open thoracotomy | 14 (32.6%) | 62 (34.3%) | ||
Preoperative hospital stay | ||||
6.3 ± 5.1 | 2.9 ± 2.9 | 0.001 | ||
In operation group (days) | ||||
Postoperative hospital stay | 5.2 ± 4.5 | 0.015 | ||
8.2 ± 6.0 | ||||
In operation group (days) | ||||
CTD removal (days) | 5.3 ± 7.4 | 3.9 ± 5.5 | 0.099 | |
Operation | 3.5 ± 3.0 | 2.8 ± 3.0 | 0.209 | |
No operation | 7.5 ± 10.2 | 6.0 ± 7.9 | 0.425 | |
Hospital stay (days) | 11.6 ± 9.2 | 8.0 ± 7.5 | 0.007 | |
Operation | 13.6 ± 10.1 | 8.1 ± 6.2 | 0.006 | |
No operation | 9.4 ± 7.8 | 8.1 ± 9.1 | 0.459 | |
Hospital mortality | 2 (3.3%) | 4 (1.3%) | 0.252 | |