Table 2 Demographic and clinical information about the patients included in the study
From: Does Ultrasound Really Good Enough to Evaluate the Pneumothorax in the Emergency Department
Demographic information | Mean, SD | Min- max |
Age | 45.38 SD19.12 | 18–90 |
Systolic blood pressure (mm/hg) | 124.41 SD20.66 | 71–220 |
Diastolic blood pressure | 72.21 SD11.36 | 40–120 |
Pulse | 87.88 SD16.07 | 56–155 |
SpO2 | 97.24 SD3.10 | 80–100 |
Clinical information | n (%) | |
Open wounds | 12 (9.0) | |
Ecchymosis | 8 (6.0) | |
Dermabrasion | 7 (5.3) | |
Flail chest | 1 (0.7) | |
Lung sounds in one hemithorax lower than the other one | 16 (12.1) | |
Pneumothorax grades | Right Hemithorax n (%) | Left Hemithorax n (%) |
0 | 113 (85.6) | 116 (87.9) |
1 | 5 (3.8) | 7 (5.3) |
2 | 13 (9.8) | 8 (6.1) |
3 | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) |
4 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |