Pneumothorax Trends from 2010-2020 from a Large-Volume Pleural Unit.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous studies in 2018 and 2022 have suggested increasing inpatient burden of pneumothorax and widespread variation in management. Local trends have never been elucidated. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHCT) has a well-established pleural service, serving just over 600,000. Thus, we set up a local retrospective study to look at trends in pneumothorax presentation, management strategies, length of stay, and recurrence.

Methods

A coding search for 'pneumothorax' was performed for all patients attending NHCT between 2010 and 2020 was performed with local Caldicott approval. A total of 1840 notes were analysed to exclude iatrogenic, traumatic, and paediatric events. After excluding those cases, 580 remained for further analysis, consisting of 183 pr

SUBMITTER: Hyman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10447695 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature