Types of adverse incidents associated with chest drain use at 101 acute hospital trusts
| Nature of injury | No. of trusts | No. of deaths | No. of cases | Percent fatal |
| Lung or chest wall injury | 35 | 8 | 47 | 17% |
| Wrong side | 5 | 2 | 6 | 33% |
| Lost wire | 3 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Wrong location | 24 | 7 | 31 | 23% |
| Total | 67 | 17 | 87 | 20% |