From: Pneumothorax in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a real-world experience
Treatment | First admission | Total admission | ||
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Number of patients | Number of patients successfully treated (%) | Number of patients | Number of patients successfully treated (%) | |
All patients | 36 | 27 (75.0) | 58 | 49 (84.4) |
Ā Observation only | 15 | 13 (86.6) | 29 | 26 (89.6) |
Ā Chest tube | 21 | 14 (66.7) | 29 | 17 (58.6) |
Ā Ā Chest tube only | 13 | 9 (69.2) | 15 | 10 (66.6) |
Ā Ā Chest tube plus additional therapy | 8* | 5 (62.5) | 12* | 7 (58.3) |
Ā Ā Ā EWS placement | 7 | 4 (57.1) | 10 | 5 (50.0) |
Ā Ā Ā Pleurodesis with fibrin glue and/or blood patch | 2 | 1 (50.0) | 3 | 2 (66.6) |