BTS guidelines for the management of spontaneous pneumothorax

Henry, Michael T.

doi:10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_2.ii39

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“…The treatment method was determined, and tube thoracostomy was applied according to the British Thoracic Society and American College of Chest Physicians guidelines (4,5). Patients with <2 cm PSP without any symptoms were observed.…”

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Tube Thoracostomy: Is an Emergency Physician Adequate for the Job?

Doğruyol¹,

Ozaydin²,

Tözüm³

et al. 2017

EAJEM

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Tube Thoracostomy: Is an Emergency Physician Adequate for the Job?

Doğruyol¹,

Ozaydin²,

Tözüm³

et al. 2017

EAJEM

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“…In our institution, the management strategy for patients with SSP was based on the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and British Thoracic Society guidelines (8)(9)(10). Every patient had a chest tube inserted using 7F-30F thoracic catheters at the time of diagnosis of pneumothorax.…”

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Influence of old pulmonary tuberculosis on the management of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax in patients over the age of 70 years

Lee

2016

J. Thorac. Dis.

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Background: This study aimed to investigate the treatment outcomes and influence of old pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in elderly patients (over 70 years) with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP). the TB group were significantly longer (P=0.015 and 0.030, respectively). However, recurrence-free survival and overall survival rate were not significantly different between the TB and NTB groups.Conclusions: Old pulmonary TB in elderly patients with SSP made their treatment more complicated.However, surgery might be considered in highly selected patients regardless of old pulmonary TB, and could be conducted with acceptable morbidity and mortality.

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“…The reported incidence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax ranges between "8 and 28 cases per 100,000 per year for men and 1.2 to 6 cases per 100,000 per year for women [1] [2] [3]". Several studies have reported that chest computed tomography is a useful diagnostic method for the identification of blebs and bullae [4] [5].…”

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Is There a Role for Chest Computed Tomography in Patients with Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax?

Al-Githmi¹

2017

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Background: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is a relatively common condition in young adults. Although blebs and bullae are frequently found in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax, they are very rarely the actual cause of the pneumothorax. Objective: To assess our experience with chest computed tomography evaluation in patients with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax as compared to their histopathology findings. Study Design: A prospective study analysis. Materials and Methods: From January 2013 to December 2016, 38 consecutive patients with unilateral recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery. Their chest computed tomography scans were reviewed and compared with their histopathology findings. Results: Thirty-six adult patients with unilateral recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax were included; their mean age was 33.9 years, and they all received video-assisted thoracic surgery and mechanical pleurodesis. Blebs or bullae were present in the chest computed tomography scans of fourteen patients (39%); of those fourteen patients, five (35.7%) had emphysematous changes in histopathology. Seventeen out of the thirty-six (47%) had no blebs or bullae in their chest computed tomography scans; of those seventeen patients, ten (59%) had emphysema like changes and seven (41%) had blebs in their histopathology studies. The remaining five patients (14%) had normal chest computed tomography scans. Conclusions: We conclude that preoperative chest computed tomography is not beneficial in every patient with recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.

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BTS guidelines for the management of spontaneous pneumothorax

Cited by 175 publications

References 145 publications

Tube Thoracostomy: Is an Emergency Physician Adequate for the Job?

Tube Thoracostomy: Is an Emergency Physician Adequate for the Job?

Influence of old pulmonary tuberculosis on the management of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax in patients over the age of 70 years

Is There a Role for Chest Computed Tomography in Patients with Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax?

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