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24 de jul. de 2023 · Spontaneous pneumothorax is an abnormal condition of the lung characterized by the collection of gas in the pleural space between the lungs and the chest wall. This condition occurs without an obvious etiology and can be classified as either primary or secondary. Patients may present with symptoms such as tachycardia and dyspnea.
27 de jul. de 2021 · Management options for small and large spontaneous pneumothorax are all over the place – observation alone, pigtail catheter with Heimlich valve, needle aspiration, large-bore chest tube, underwater seal or suction. There are significant complications associated with each of these options.
Pneumothorax is commonly cared for in the emergency department, with an incidence ranging from 6 to 66 per 100,000 per year. and a 1-year recurrence rate of 29%. It is more common in men and has a biphasic distribution occurring more frequently in the 15 to 30-year-old and ≥65-year-old groups.
29 de ene. de 2020 · Whether conservative management is an acceptable alternative to interventional management for uncomplicated, moderate-to-large primary spontaneous pneumothorax is unknown. In this open-label,...
Spontaneous pneumothorax; a multicentre retrospective analysis of emergency treatment, complications and outcomes. Intern Med 2014 ; 44 : 450 – 457 . doi: 10.1111/imj.12398 OpenUrl
7 de mar. de 2024 · Pneumothorax can be a life-threatening condition that needs prompt attention. The management strategies of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP; presents in the absence of an external factor/underlying cause) and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP; presents as a complication of underlying lung disease) ( table 1) differ in ...
Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Objective. Provide explicit expert-basedconsensus recommendations for the management of adults with primary andsecondary spontaneous pneumothoraces in an emergency department andinpatient hospital setting.
