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Table 2 Clinical tolerance and vital parameters of spontaneous pneumothorax

From: How spontaneous pneumothorax is managed in emergency departments: a French multicentre descriptive study

Clinical data and vital parameters

 

All SP

PSP

SSP

 
  

(n = 1990)

(n = 1632)

(n = 358)

 

Chest pain

    

< 0.001

 

Yes, n (%)

1615 (90.7%)

1470 (93.1%)

145 (72.1%)

 
 

No, n (%)

165 (9.3%)

109 (6.9%)

56 (27.9%)

 

Dyspnea

    

< 0.001

 

Yes, n (%)

787 (45.3%)

644 (41.8%)

143 (72.6%)

 
 

No, n (%)

949 (54.7%)

895 (58.2%)

54 (27.4%)

 

Pain score, mean (SD)

4.18 (2.3%)

4.2 (2.7%)

3.5 (3.1%)

0.01

SpO2 (%)

   

< 10–3

 

< 90%, n (%)

37 (2.5%)

19 (1.4%)

18 (12.5%)

 
 

≥90%, n (%)

1464 (97.5%)

1338 (98.6%)

126 (87.5%)

 

Respiratory rate (per minute)

   

0.005

 

< 10 or > 20, n (%)

307 (44%)

256 (42%)

51 (58%)

 
 

≥10 or ≤ 20, n (%)

391 (56%)

354 (58%)

37 (42%)

 

Heart rate (per minute)

    

0.002

 

< 40 or > 120, n (%)

68 (4.1%)

52 (3.5%)

16 (8.6%)

 
 

≥40 or ≤ 120, n (%)

1580 (95.9%)

1411 (96.5%)

169 (91.4%)

 

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

   

0.61

 

< 90, n (%)

10 (0.6%)

10 (0.7%)

0

 
 

≥90, n (%)

1644 (99.4%)

1455 (99.3%)

189 (100%)

 
  1. Pain score on a numerical range from 0 to 10