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==Overview==
==Overview==
Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of [disease name].
[[Surgery]] is the mainstay of treatment for the management of [[pneumothorax]]. The type of surgical modality opted depends on various conditions such as the size of the pneumothorax, underlying disease/procedure causing it and the type (open/closed vs simple/tension). Initially, airway, breathing and circulation should be maintained along with high concentration oxygen therapy. Tube [[thoracotomy]] used to be the preferred surgical procedure. Nowadays, video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has widely replaced the open surgical procedure.


OR
==Indications==
 
Surgical intervention is recommended for the management of pneumothorax.<ref name="pmid17502684">{{cite journal| author=Gudbjartsson T, Tómasdóttir GF, Björnsson J, Torfason B| title=[Spontaneous pneumothorax: a review article]. | journal=Laeknabladid | year= 2007 | volume= 93 | issue= 5 | pages= 415-24 | pmid=17502684 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17502684  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21213209">{{cite journal| author=Haynes D, Baumann MH| title=Management of pneumothorax. | journal=Semin Respir Crit Care Med | year= 2010 | volume= 31 | issue= 6 | pages= 769-80 | pmid=21213209 | doi=10.1055/s-0030-1269837 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21213209  }} </ref><ref name="pmid22191997">{{cite journal| author=Galbois A, Zorzi L, Meurisse S, Kernéis S, Margetis D, Alves M et al.| title=Outcome of spontaneous and iatrogenic pneumothoraces managed with small-bore chest tubes. | journal=Acta Anaesthesiol Scand | year= 2012 | volume= 56 | issue= 4 | pages= 507-12 | pmid=22191997 | doi=10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02602.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22191997  }} </ref><ref name="pmid17098099">{{cite journal| author=Tsai WK, Chen W, Lee JC, Cheng WE, Chen CH, Hsu WH et al.| title=Pigtail catheters vs large-bore chest tubes for management of secondary spontaneous pneumothoraces in adults. | journal=Am J Emerg Med | year= 2006 | volume= 24 | issue= 7 | pages= 795-800 | pmid=17098099 | doi=10.1016/j.ajem.2006.04.006 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17098099  }} </ref>
Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and [indication 3]
 
OR
 
The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and/or [indication 3].
 
OR
 
The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of [malignancy] at diagnosis.
 
OR


Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for [disease or malignancy].
The choice of intervention depends on the following factors:
 
==Indications==
*Surgical intervention is recommended for the management of pneumothorax.<ref name="pmid17502684">{{cite journal| author=Gudbjartsson T, Tómasdóttir GF, Björnsson J, Torfason B| title=[Spontaneous pneumothorax: a review article]. | journal=Laeknabladid | year= 2007 | volume= 93 | issue= 5 | pages= 415-24 | pmid=17502684 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17502684  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21213209">{{cite journal| author=Haynes D, Baumann MH| title=Management of pneumothorax. | journal=Semin Respir Crit Care Med | year= 2010 | volume= 31 | issue= 6 | pages= 769-80 | pmid=21213209 | doi=10.1055/s-0030-1269837 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21213209  }} </ref><ref name="pmid22191997">{{cite journal| author=Galbois A, Zorzi L, Meurisse S, Kernéis S, Margetis D, Alves M et al.| title=Outcome of spontaneous and iatrogenic pneumothoraces managed with small-bore chest tubes. | journal=Acta Anaesthesiol Scand | year= 2012 | volume= 56 | issue= 4 | pages= 507-12 | pmid=22191997 | doi=10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02602.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22191997  }} </ref><ref name="pmid17098099">{{cite journal| author=Tsai WK, Chen W, Lee JC, Cheng WE, Chen CH, Hsu WH et al.| title=Pigtail catheters vs large-bore chest tubes for management of secondary spontaneous pneumothoraces in adults. | journal=Am J Emerg Med | year= 2006 | volume= 24 | issue= 7 | pages= 795-800 | pmid=17098099 | doi=10.1016/j.ajem.2006.04.006 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17098099  }} </ref>
Management of pneumothorax depends on the following factors:
* Size of the pneumothorax
* Size of the pneumothorax
* Underlying disease/procedure causing pneumothorax
* Underlying disease/procedure causing pneumothorax
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==Initial management==
==Initial management==
===First aid===
===First aid===
* In all patients with chest trauma along with respiratory difficulty, following measures ahould be taken as the first line management.
In all patients with [[chest]] [[Physical trauma|trauma]] along with [[Respiratory system|respiratory]] difficulty, following measures ahould be taken as the first line management:
** Maintaining the airway patency
* Maintaining the [[airway]] patency
** Assessment of breathing
* Assessment of [[breathing]]
** Prevention of circulatory collapse
* Prevention of [[Circulatory system|circulatory]] collapse
** Oxygen therapy
* [[Oxygen]] therapy
**Patient should be positioned upright, unless there is a contraindication to it, such as spinal injury.
*Patient should be positioned upright, unless there is a contraindication to it, such as spinal injury.
 
===Oxygen therapy===
===Oxygen therapy===
* Immediate administration of 100% oxygen results in acclereated resorption of pleural air.<ref name="pmid6836190">{{cite journal| author=Chadha TS, Cohn MA| title=Noninvasive treatment of pneumothorax with oxygen inhalation. | journal=Respiration | year= 1983 | volume= 44 | issue= 2 | pages= 147-52 | pmid=6836190 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6836190  }} </ref><ref name="pmid2742485">{{cite journal| author=Delius RE, Obeid FN, Horst HM, Sorensen VJ, Fath JJ, Bivins BA| title=Catheter aspiration for simple pneumothorax. Experience with 114 patients. | journal=Arch Surg | year= 1989 | volume= 124 | issue= 7 | pages= 833-6 | pmid=2742485 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2742485  }} </ref>
* Immediate administration of 100% oxygen results in accelerated resorption of pleural air.<ref name="pmid6836190">{{cite journal| author=Chadha TS, Cohn MA| title=Noninvasive treatment of pneumothorax with oxygen inhalation. | journal=Respiration | year= 1983 | volume= 44 | issue= 2 | pages= 147-52 | pmid=6836190 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6836190  }} </ref><ref name="pmid2742485">{{cite journal| author=Delius RE, Obeid FN, Horst HM, Sorensen VJ, Fath JJ, Bivins BA| title=Catheter aspiration for simple pneumothorax. Experience with 114 patients. | journal=Arch Surg | year= 1989 | volume= 124 | issue= 7 | pages= 833-6 | pmid=2742485 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2742485  }} </ref>
*Patients who have contraindications to simple aspiration or tube thoracotmy can be given high concentration supplemental oxygen.
*Patients who have contraindications to simple aspiration or tube thoracotmy can be given high concentration supplemental [[oxygen]].


==Surgical techniques==
==Surgical techniques==
Following surgical techniques are used to treat pneumothorax:
Following surgical techniques are used to treat pneumothorax:<ref name="pmid15311535">{{cite journal| author=Hilton P| title=Evaluating the treatment options for spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=Nurs Times | year= 2004 | volume= 100 | issue= 28 | pages= 32-3 | pmid=15311535 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15311535  }} </ref><ref name="pmid10819376">{{cite journal| author=Chan SS| title=Current opinions and practices in the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=J Accid Emerg Med | year= 2000 | volume= 17 | issue= 3 | pages= 165-9 | pmid=10819376 | doi= | pmc=1725386 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10819376  }} </ref><ref name="pmid3137850">{{cite journal| author=Vallee P, Sullivan M, Richardson H, Bivins B, Tomlanovich M| title=Sequential treatment of a simple pneumothorax. | journal=Ann Emerg Med | year= 1988 | volume= 17 | issue= 9 | pages= 936-42 | pmid=3137850 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3137850  }} </ref>
*Simple aspiration  
*Simple aspiration  
*Open thoracotomy
*Open [[thoracotomy]]
*Video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS)
*Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)


==Surgery==
==Surgery==
*Simple aspiration<ref name="pmid3137850">{{cite journal| author=Vallee P, Sullivan M, Richardson H, Bivins B, Tomlanovich M| title=Sequential treatment of a simple pneumothorax. | journal=Ann Emerg Med | year= 1988 | volume= 17 | issue= 9 | pages= 936-42 | pmid=3137850 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3137850  }} </ref>
*Simple aspiration
*Open thoracotomy used to be the most commonly used surgical procedure along with wedge resection of the leaking part of the lung.  
*Open [[thoracotomy]] used to be the most commonly used surgical procedure along with [[Wedge resection (lung)|wedge]] resection of the leaking part of the lung.  
*Nowadays, video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) surgery has widely replaced the open surgical procedure for spontaneous pneumothorax.
*Nowadays, video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) [[surgery]] has widely replaced the open surgical procedure for spontaneous pneumothorax.
===Simple aspiration===
===Simple aspiration===
'''Indications:'''
'''Indications:'''
*Mostly done in small spontaneous pneumothorax.<ref name="pmid25264729">{{cite journal| author=Swierzy M, Helmig M, Ismail M, Rückert J, Walles T, Neudecker J| title=[Pneumothorax]. | journal=Zentralbl Chir | year= 2014 | volume= 139 Suppl 1 | issue=  | pages= S69-86; quiz S87 | pmid=25264729 | doi=10.1055/s-0034-1383029 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25264729  }} </ref>


'''Procedure:'''
'''Procedure:'''
* A plastic IV cannula is inserted into the second intercostal space along the midclavicular line.<ref name="pmid11807188">{{cite journal| author=Mendis D, El-Shanawany T, Mathur A, Redington AE| title=Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: are British Thoracic Society guidelines being followed? | journal=Postgrad Med J | year= 2002 | volume= 78 | issue= 916 | pages= 80-4 | pmid=11807188 | doi= | pmc=1742255 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11807188  }} </ref><ref name="pmid8374466">{{cite journal| author=Ireland AJ, Dorward AJ| title=Management of pneumothorax. Consider ATLS guidelines. | journal=BMJ | year= 1993 | volume= 307 | issue= 6901 | pages= 444 | pmid=8374466 | doi= | pmc=1678430 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8374466  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21186751">{{cite journal| author=Pallin M, Open M, Moloney E, Lane SJ| title=Spontaneous pneumothorax management. | journal=Ir Med J | year= 2010 | volume= 103 | issue= 9 | pages= 272-5 | pmid=21186751 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21186751  }} </ref>
* A plastic IV [[cannula]] is inserted into the second [[intercostal]] space along the [[Midclavicular line|midclavicular]] line.<ref name="pmid11807188">{{cite journal| author=Mendis D, El-Shanawany T, Mathur A, Redington AE| title=Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: are British Thoracic Society guidelines being followed? | journal=Postgrad Med J | year= 2002 | volume= 78 | issue= 916 | pages= 80-4 | pmid=11807188 | doi= | pmc=1742255 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11807188  }} </ref><ref name="pmid8374466">{{cite journal| author=Ireland AJ, Dorward AJ| title=Management of pneumothorax. Consider ATLS guidelines. | journal=BMJ | year= 1993 | volume= 307 | issue= 6901 | pages= 444 | pmid=8374466 | doi= | pmc=1678430 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8374466  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21186751">{{cite journal| author=Pallin M, Open M, Moloney E, Lane SJ| title=Spontaneous pneumothorax management. | journal=Ir Med J | year= 2010 | volume= 103 | issue= 9 | pages= 272-5 | pmid=21186751 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21186751  }} </ref>
* Alternatively, it can be inserted into the fifth intercostal space along the mid axillary line.<ref name="pmid11555554">{{cite journal| author=Miller AC, Harvey J| title=Pneumothorax: what's wrong with simple aspiration? | journal=Chest | year= 2001 | volume= 120 | issue= 3 | pages= 1041-2 | pmid=11555554 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11555554  }} </ref><ref name="pmid15250222">{{cite journal| author=Devanand A, Koh MS, Ong TH, Low SY, Phua GC, Tan KL et al.| title=Simple aspiration versus chest-tube insertion in the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a systematic review. | journal=Respir Med | year= 2004 | volume= 98 | issue= 7 | pages= 579-90 | pmid=15250222 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15250222  }} </ref>
* Alternatively, it can be inserted into the fifth [[intercostal]] space along the mid [[axillary]] line.<ref name="pmid11555554">{{cite journal| author=Miller AC, Harvey J| title=Pneumothorax: what's wrong with simple aspiration? | journal=Chest | year= 2001 | volume= 120 | issue= 3 | pages= 1041-2 | pmid=11555554 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11555554  }} </ref><ref name="pmid15250222">{{cite journal| author=Devanand A, Koh MS, Ong TH, Low SY, Phua GC, Tan KL et al.| title=Simple aspiration versus chest-tube insertion in the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a systematic review. | journal=Respir Med | year= 2004 | volume= 98 | issue= 7 | pages= 579-90 | pmid=15250222 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15250222  }} </ref>
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'''Advantages:'''
'''Advantages:'''
* Least invasive procedure<ref name="pmid17961959">{{cite journal| author=Chan SS| title=The role of simple aspiration in the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=J Emerg Med | year= 2008 | volume= 34 | issue= 2 | pages= 131-8 | pmid=17961959 | doi=10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.05.040 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17961959  }} </ref><ref name="Chan2008">{{cite journal|last1=Chan|first1=Stewart Siu-Wa|title=The Role of Simple Aspiration in the Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax|journal=The Journal of Emergency Medicine|volume=34|issue=2|year=2008|pages=131–138|issn=07364679|doi=10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.05.040}}</ref>
* Least [[Invasive (medical)|invasive]] procedure<ref name="pmid17961959">{{cite journal| author=Chan SS| title=The role of simple aspiration in the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=J Emerg Med | year= 2008 | volume= 34 | issue= 2 | pages= 131-8 | pmid=17961959 | doi=10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.05.040 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17961959  }} </ref><ref name="Chan2008">{{cite journal|last1=Chan|first1=Stewart Siu-Wa|title=The Role of Simple Aspiration in the Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax|journal=The Journal of Emergency Medicine|volume=34|issue=2|year=2008|pages=131–138|issn=07364679|doi=10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.05.040}}</ref>
* Reduced hospital stay
* Reduced hospital stay
* Cost-saving
* Cost-saving
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* Not recommended for larger size pneumothorax.
* Not recommended for larger size pneumothorax.


===Tube thoracotomy===
===Tube thoracostomy===
*Recommended if thoracoscopy is not readily available and simple aspiration fails.<ref name="pmid17583135">{{cite journal| author=Makris D, Marquette CH| title=[Management of pneumothorax]. | journal=Rev Prat | year= 2007 | volume= 57 | issue= 5 | pages= 503-11 | pmid=17583135 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17583135  }} </ref>
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===Complications of the procedure===
===Complications of the procedure===
*Injury to lung or mediastinum
*Injury to [[lung]] or [[mediastinum]]
* Excessive bleeding most likely from intercostal artery injury
* Excessive [[bleeding]] most likely from intercostal artery injury
* Neurovascular bundle injury
* [[Neurovascular bundle|Neurovascular]] bundle injury
* Infection
* [[Infection]]
* Bronchopleural fistula
* [[Bronchopleural fistula|Bronchopleural]] fistula
* Re-expansion pulmonary edema


===Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery===
===Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery===
*Morbidity associated with thoracotomy can be avoided by using VATS for persistent primary spontaneous pneumothorax..<ref name="pmid10893385">{{cite journal| author=Ayed AK, Al-Din HJ| title=The results of thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=Chest | year= 2000 | volume= 118 | issue= 1 | pages= 235-8 | pmid=10893385 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10893385  }} </ref><ref name="pmid15947341">{{cite journal| author=Sawada S, Watanabe Y, Moriyama S| title=Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: evaluation of indications and long-term outcome compared with conservative treatment and open thoracotomy. | journal=Chest | year= 2005 | volume= 127 | issue= 6 | pages= 2226-30 | pmid=15947341 | doi=10.1378/chest.127.6.2226 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15947341  }} </ref>
*VATS has lower morbidity, low invasiveness, and lower cosmetic issues compared to open [[thoracotomy]].
*VATS is used in recurrent pneumothorax.
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==Contraindications==


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for the management of pneumothorax. The type of surgical modality opted depends on various conditions such as the size of the pneumothorax, underlying disease/procedure causing it and the type (open/closed vs simple/tension). Initially, airway, breathing and circulation should be maintained along with high concentration oxygen therapy. Tube thoracotomy used to be the preferred surgical procedure. Nowadays, video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has widely replaced the open surgical procedure.

Indications

Surgical intervention is recommended for the management of pneumothorax.[1][2][3][4]

The choice of intervention depends on the following factors:

  • Size of the pneumothorax
  • Underlying disease/procedure causing pneumothorax
  • Associated comorbid condition
  • Type of pneumothorax (open/closed vs simple/tension)

Initial management

First aid

In all patients with chest trauma along with respiratory difficulty, following measures ahould be taken as the first line management:

  • Maintaining the airway patency
  • Assessment of breathing
  • Prevention of circulatory collapse
  • Oxygen therapy
  • Patient should be positioned upright, unless there is a contraindication to it, such as spinal injury.

Oxygen therapy

  • Immediate administration of 100% oxygen results in accelerated resorption of pleural air.[5][6]
  • Patients who have contraindications to simple aspiration or tube thoracotmy can be given high concentration supplemental oxygen.

Surgical techniques

Following surgical techniques are used to treat pneumothorax:[7][8][9]

  • Simple aspiration
  • Open thoracotomy
  • Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)

Surgery

  • Simple aspiration
  • Open thoracotomy used to be the most commonly used surgical procedure along with wedge resection of the leaking part of the lung.
  • Nowadays, video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) surgery has widely replaced the open surgical procedure for spontaneous pneumothorax.

Simple aspiration

Indications:

  • Mostly done in small spontaneous pneumothorax.[10]

Procedure:

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Disadvantages:

  • Not recommended for larger size pneumothorax.

Tube thoracostomy

  • Recommended if thoracoscopy is not readily available and simple aspiration fails.[19]

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Complications of the procedure

Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

  • Morbidity associated with thoracotomy can be avoided by using VATS for persistent primary spontaneous pneumothorax..[20][21]
  • VATS has lower morbidity, low invasiveness, and lower cosmetic issues compared to open thoracotomy.
  • VATS is used in recurrent pneumothorax.

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References

  1. ↑ Gudbjartsson T, Tómasdóttir GF, Björnsson J, Torfason B (2007). "[Spontaneous pneumothorax: a review article]". Laeknabladid. 93 (5): 415–24. PMID 17502684.
  2. ↑ Haynes D, Baumann MH (2010). "Management of pneumothorax". Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 31 (6): 769–80. doi:10.1055/s-0030-1269837. PMID 21213209.
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