Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of mechanically ventilated patients with pneumothorax (N = 80).
| Variables | Values |
|---|---|
| Age-Year; Mean (SD) | 58 (16) |
| Sex- N (%) | |
| Male | 59 (74%) |
| Female | 21 (26%) |
| Ethnicities- N* (%) | |
| White | 32 (51%) |
| Black | 5 (8%) |
| Hispanic | 23 (36%) |
| Asian | 3 (5%) |
| Comorbidities- N (%) | |
| ≥1 comorbidity | 44 (55%) |
| Chronic pulmonary Disease | 9 (11%) |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 24 (30%) |
| Coronary Artery Disease | 6 (8%) |
| Hypertension | 23 (29%) |
| Cancer | 1 (1%) |
| Laboratory Values at admission; Mean (SD) | |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | 2259 (2543) |
| C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 19 (13) |
| D-Dimer (mg/L) | 6 (12) |
| Procalcitonin (ng/ml) | 1.3 (1.9) |
| Treatment received N (%) | |
| Corticosteroid | 64 (80%) |
| Convalescent Plasma | 30 (38%) |
| Therapeutic anti-Coagulation | 30 (38%) |
* Ethinicity was missing in 17 patients.