Table 2.
Complications after insertion of chest tube in both groups
| Group | Patients | Control | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest tube insertion | Hemothorax No. (%) | Pneumothorax No. (%) | Hemo-pneumo thorax No. (%) | Hemothorax No. (%) | Pneumothorax No. (%) | Hemo-pneumo thorax No. (%) |
| With complication | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (11.1) |
| Without complication | 14 (93.3) | 16 (100) | 13 (92.9) | 26 9100) | 11 (91.7) | 8 (88.9) |
| p- value | 0.561 | 0.262 | ||||