National survey on management of spontaneous pneumothorax from emergency department to specialised treatment: room for improvement.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) affects both young, otherwise healthy individuals and older persons with known underlying pulmonary disease. Initial management possibilities are evolving and range from observation to chest tube insertion. SP guidelines suggest an individualized approach based on multiple factors such as symptoms, size of pneumothorax, comorbidity and patient preference.

Aim

With this Danish national survey we aimed to map organization of care including involved specialties, treatment choice, training, and follow-up plans to identify aspects, and optimization of spontaneous pneumothorax management.

Method

A survey developed by the national interest group for pleural medicine was sent to all departments of emergency medicine, thoracic surgery

SUBMITTER: Skaarup SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10833110 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature