Time to resolution of radiologically detected hemothorax in trauma patients: A retrospective observational study

Table 2 Comparative analysis of chest injuries and tube thoracostomy in right, left, and bilateral hemothorax patients (n = 422), n (%)

	Hemothorax right (n = 149; 35.3)	Hemothorax left (n = 156; 37.0)	Bilateral hemothorax (n = 117; 27.7)	P value
Chest injuries
Pneumothorax	96 (64.4)	94 (60.3)	76 (65.0)	0.661
Lung contusion	65 (43.6)	78 (50.0)	60 (51.3)	0.388
Rib fracture	125 (83.9)	133 (85.3)	110 (94.0)	0.032
Clearance by days
0-3 days	105 (70.5)	79 (50.6)	60 (51.3)	0.004 for all
> 3-7 days	19 (12.7)	31 (19.9)	21 (17.9)
> 7-14 days	14 (9.4)	16 (10.3)	18 (15.4)
> 14 days	11 (7.4)	30 (19.2)	18 (15.4)
Clearance with tube thoracostomy (chest tube) insertion	n = 30 (20.1)	n = 33 (21.2)	n = 38 (32.5)
Chest tube 0-3 days	17 (56.7)	10 (30.3)	17 (44.7)	0.389 for all
Chest tube > 3-7 days	8 (26.7)	11 (33.3)	9 (23.7)
Chest tube > 7-14 days	3 (10.0)	7 (21.2)	5 (13.2)
> 14 days	2 (6.7)	5 (15.2)	7 (18.4)
Clearance without chest tube insertion	n = 119 (79.9)	n = 123 (78.8)	n = 79 (67.5)
0-3 days	88 (73.9)	69 (56.1)	43 (54.4)	0.007 for all
> 3-7 days	11 (9.2)	20 (16.3)	12 (15.2)
> 7-14 days	11 (9.2)	9 (7.3)	13 (16.5)
> 14 days	9 (7.6)	25 (20.3)	11 (13.9)