Mortality and prognostic factors for spontaneous pneumothorax in older adults.

ABSTRACT: Spontaneous pneumothorax occurs predominantly in young males and older adults, often as a secondary condition, and can be refractory and fatal. This study aimed to investigate the mortality and prognostic factors for pneumothorax in older patients. We retrospectively cohort studied patients with pneumothorax aged ≥65 years who visited our department from October 2012 to January 2019. Data on sex, age, medical history, smoking history, underlying lung disease, treatment, and prognosis were extracted from medical records. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to investigate pneumothorax mortality and prognostic factors. In total, 239 patients were included. Among them, 36 (15%) died during hospitalization. Respiratory disease was the direct cause of death in 30 patients (83.3

SUBMITTER: Nishizawa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10490947 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature