How spontaneous pneumothorax is managed in emergency departments: a French multicentre descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Management of spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is still subject to debate. Although encouraging results of recent studies about outpatient management with chest drains fitted with a one-way valve, no data exist concerning application of this strategy in real life conditions. We assessed how SP are managed in Emergency departments (EDs), in particular the role of outpatient management, the types of interventions and the specialty of the physicians who perform these interventions.

Methods

From June 2009 to May 2013, all cases of spontaneous primary (PSP) and spontaneous secondary pneumothorax (SSP) from EDs of 14 hospitals in France were retrospectively included. First line treatment (observation, aspiration, thoracic drainage or surgery), type of management (admitted,

SUBMITTER: Kepka S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6329130 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature