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Table 2 Clinical tolerance and vital parameters of spontaneous pneumothorax

From: How spontaneous pneumothorax is managed in emergency departments: a French multicentre descriptive study

Clinical data and vital parameters   All SP PSP SSP  
   (n = 1990) (n = 1632) (n = 358)  
Chest pain      < 0.001
  Yes, n (%) 1615 (90.7%) 1470 (93.1%) 145 (72.1%)  
  No, n (%) 165 (9.3%) 109 (6.9%) 56 (27.9%)  
Dyspnea      < 0.001
  Yes, n (%) 787 (45.3%) 644 (41.8%) 143 (72.6%)  
  No, n (%) 949 (54.7%) 895 (58.2%) 54 (27.4%)  
Pain score, mean (SD) 4.18 (2.3%) 4.2 (2.7%) 3.5 (3.1%) 0.01
SpO2 (%)     < 10–3
  < 90%, n (%) 37 (2.5%) 19 (1.4%) 18 (12.5%)  
  ≥90%, n (%) 1464 (97.5%) 1338 (98.6%) 126 (87.5%)  
Respiratory rate (per minute)     0.005
  < 10 or > 20, n (%) 307 (44%) 256 (42%) 51 (58%)  
  ≥10 or ≤ 20, n (%) 391 (56%) 354 (58%) 37 (42%)  
Heart rate (per minute)      0.002
  < 40 or > 120, n (%) 68 (4.1%) 52 (3.5%) 16 (8.6%)  
  ≥40 or ≤ 120, n (%) 1580 (95.9%) 1411 (96.5%) 169 (91.4%)  
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)     0.61
  < 90, n (%) 10 (0.6%) 10 (0.7%) 0  
  ≥90, n (%) 1644 (99.4%) 1455 (99.3%) 189 (100%)  
  1. Pain score on a numerical range from 0 to 10