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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients

From: Pneumothorax Ex-vacuo or “trapped lung” in the setting of hepatic hydrothorax

Case

1

2

3

4

Age (yrs)

24

68

74

57

Gender

M

F

M

M

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic

Hispanic

Caucasian

Middle Eastern

Liver Disease

Hepatitis C

NASH

Hepatitis B

NASH

OLT status*

Post

Pre

Pre

Pre

Location (Right/Left)

R

R

R

R

Previous Indwelling Pleural Catheter (Yes/No)

Y

N

N

Y (x 2)

Infection in Pleural Fluid (Yes/No)

N

N

N

N

# Thoracenteses Performed

~10

~5

>10

>15

Chest Tube (Yes/No)

Y

Y

Y

N

Response

N

N

N

N/A

Surgical Intervention (Yes/No)

N

Y

Y

N

Response

N/A

Y

N

N/A

Cause of Death

N/A

N/A

Bleeding after thoracic surgery

N/A

  1. *at time of diagnosis of trapped lung.