Prevalence and treatment outcome of bronchopleural fistula: a multi-center study in Ethiopia

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study participants of the prevalence and Treatment Outcome of Bronchopleural Fistula

Clinical characteristics		Frequency	Percent
Diagnosed to have tuberculosis?	yes	36	69.2
Diagnosed to have tuberculosis?	No	16	30.8
Diagnosed to have a fungal infection	yes	6	11.5
Diagnosed to have a fungal infection	No	46	88.5
History of COVID-19?	Yes	1	1.9
History of COVID-19?	No	51	98.1
Diagnosed to have Diabetes mellitus	Yes	1	1.9
Diagnosed to have Diabetes mellitus	No	51	98.1
People with HIV	Yes	1	1.9
People with HIV	No	51	98.1
History of Steroid Use	Yes	2	3.8
History of Steroid Use	Unknown	50	96.2
Productive Cough	Yes	49	94.2
Productive Cough	No	3	5.8
Shortness of breath	Yes	48	92.3
Shortness of breath	No	13	25.0
History of Fever	Yes	39	75.0
History of Fever	No	4	7.7
Pus draining from the chest wall	Yes	6	11.5
Pus draining from the chest wall	No	49	94.2
Respiratory distress at diagnosis?	Yes	3	5.8
Respiratory distress at diagnosis?	No	46	88.5
History of thoracic surgery	Yes	20	38.5
History of thoracic surgery	No	51	98.1
History of thoracic trauma	Yes	1	1.9
History of thoracic trauma	No	32	61.5

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