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*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> | |||
Manangement of pneumothorax depends on the following factors: | Manangement of pneumothorax depends on the following factors: | ||
* Size of the pneumothorax | * Size of the pneumothorax |
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Overview
Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of [disease name].
OR
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].
Indications
- Surgical intervention is recommended for the management of pneumothorax.[1]
Manangement of pneumothorax 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)
First aid
- In all patients with chest trauma, airway, breathing and circulation should be assessed as the first line management.
- It is important to maintain airway patency and prevent circulatory collapse
- Patient should be positioned upright, unless there is a contraindication to it, such as spinal injury.
Oxygen therapy
Surgical techniques
Following surgical techniques are used to treat pneumothorax:
- Open thoracotomy
- Video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS)
Surgery
- 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.
Tube thoracotomy
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Complications of the procedure
- Injury to lung or mediastinum,
- Excessive bleeding most likely from intercostal artery injury
- Neurovascular bundle injury
- Infection
- Bronchopleural fistula
Contraindications
References
- ↑ Gudbjartsson T, Tómasdóttir GF, Björnsson J, Torfason B (2007). "[Spontaneous pneumothorax: a review article]". Laeknabladid. 93 (5): 415–24. PMID 17502684.