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Table 1.

Characteristics of included studies

First author	Year	Total patients	Suction		Water seal		Injury^a	Indication for tube thoracostomy^b
First author	Year	Total patients	Male (%)	Female (%)	Male (%)	Female (%)	Injury^a	Indication for tube thoracostomy^b
Majumdar [24]	2014	60	23 (76.7%)	7 (23.3%)	25 (83.3%)	5 (16.7%)	B, P	HT, HPT
Morales [22]	2014	110	54 (96.4%)	2 (3.6%)	51 (94.4%)	3 (5.6%)	B, P	PT, HT, HPT
Muslim [25]	2008	100	38 (76%)	12 (24%)	36 (72%)	14 (18%)	P	Not distinguished
Subtotal			115 (84.6%)	21 (15.4%)	112 (83.6%)	22 (16.1%)
Total		270	136 (50.4%)		134 (49.6%)

^aB blunt trauma, P penetrating trauma

^bPT pneumothorax, HT hemothorax, HPT hemopneumothorax