Outcome | Antibiotics and chest tube (n = 3183) | Fibrinolytic therapy* (n = 64) | VATS (n = 176) | Thoracotomy (n = 175) |
Mortality rate (range) | 3.3% (0 to 35%) | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Failure rate¶ (range) | 23.6% (0 to 67%) | 9.4% (6.7 to 14.2%) | 2.8% | 3.1% |
Length of stay | 20±8.3 days | 10.7±5.1 days | 11.2 days | 10.6 days |
Duration of chest tube | 10.6±3.4 days | 4 days | 4 days | 6.2 days |
Duration of antibiotics | 21.3±7.9 days | Not specified | 13.2 days | Not specified |
Complication rateΔ (range) | 5.6% (0 to 45%) | 12.5% (0 to 16.6%) | 5.4% | 5.2% |
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