Table 3.
Chest tube size and patient condition
| Tubes (n = 67) | n | Drain size, Fr
(mean ± SD) |
P value | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 51 | 25.3 ± 3.21 | 0.39 | -1.06–2.66 |
| Female | 16 | 26.1 ± 2.78 | ||
| Indication | ||||
| Pneumothorax | 24 | 24.8 ± 3.46 | -3.29–4.22 (PTX-HTX) | |
| Hemothorax | 7 | 24.3 ± 3.45 | } 0.1 | -1.62–5.62 (HTX-HPTH) |
| Hemopneumothorax | 36 | 26.3 ± 2.58 | -2.08–5.16 (PTX-HPTX) | |
| Respiratory status | ||||
| Intubated | 37 | 25.8 ± 3.0 | 0.46 | -0.99–2.14 |
| Not-intubated | 30 | 25.2 ± 3.2 | ||
| Mechanism | ||||
| Blunt | 64 | 25.5 ± 3.17 | 0.52 | -2.54–4.95 |
| Penetrating | 3 | 26.7 ± 1.89 |
SD: standard deviation, CI: confidence interval, PTX: pneumothorax, HTX: hemothorax, HPTX: hemopneumothorax.