Table 2. Treatment modalities and outcomes.

Variables	Value (n=49)
Affected side
Left	21 (42.9)
Right	28 (57.1)
Treatments
Tube thoracostomy	37 (75.5)
Tube thoracostomy with chemical pleurodesis	6 (12.2)
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with chemical pleurodesis	6 (12.2)
Length of hospital stay, days	12 [8–20]
Immediate success	49 (100.0)
Recurrence of pneumothorax	15 (30.6)
Ipsilateral	8 (16.3)
Contralateral	7 (14.3)
Time interval between the completion of treatment and recurrence, months	12.4 (2.4–38.4)

Data are presented as number (%) or the median (interquartile range).