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. 2024 Mar 7;16(3):e55736. doi: 10.7759/cureus.55736

Table 4. Patients With Tension Pneumothorax Defined as Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) < 92% and Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) < 100 mm Hg After Needle Decompression .

Diagnosis of tension pneumothorax by assigning a correct diagnosis with SpO2 < 92% and SBP < 100 mm Hg  
Number of patients with a documented pre-needle decompression SpO2 44
Number of patients with a pre-needle decompression SpO2 < 92% 18
Number of patients with a documented pre-needle decompression SBP 43
Number of patients with pre-needle decompression SpO2 < 92% and SBP < 100 mm Hg 9