All | PSP | SSP | |
Total number of patients | 163 | 64 | 99 |
Number treated on ambulatory pathway | 111 | 62 | 49 |
Chest tube drainage (%) | 73 (66) | 29 (47) | 44 (90) |
Age, year, median (range) | 39 (16–76) | 31 (16–47) | 65 (21–76) |
Male, n (%) | 70 (63) | 44 (71) | 26 (53.1) |
Pneumothorax side: right/left | 61/50 | 34/28 | 27/22 |
Pneumothorax size large/small | 81/30 | 42/20 | 40/9 |
First episode (%) | 85 (77) | 49 (79) | 36 (73) |
Recurrences (%) | 26 (23) | 13 (21) | 13 (27) |
PSP, primary spontaneous pneumothorax; SSP, secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.