Table 4 Treatment given, type of conservative management and outcome of conservative management of study participants of the prevalence and Treatment Outcome of Bronchopleural Fistula
From: Prevalence and treatment outcome of bronchopleural fistula: a multi-center study in Ethiopia
Treatment given, type of conservative management and outcome of conservative management of study participants | Frequency | Per cent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Treatment given | Surgical | 32 | 61.53 |
Conservative | 20 | 38.5 | |
Type of conservative management | Tube thoracostomy and observation | 12 | 60 |
Tube thoracostomy and medical management | 7 | 35 | |
Observation with medical management | 1 | 5 | |
The outcome of conservative management | Failure of conservative management and change to surgical | 18 | 90 |
Still on conservative management | 1 | 5 | |
Closure of BPF | 1 | 5 | |