In patients with first-episode primary spontaneous pneumothorax is video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery superior to tube thoracostomy alone in terms of time to resolution of pneumothorax and incidence of recurrence?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1003-1008

  Chambers, Anthony ^a   Scarci, Marco ^b  

^a BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

First episode pneumothorax; Primary spontaneous pneumothorax; Thoracic surgery; VATS; Video assisted

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURODESIS; PRIMARY SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENCHMARKING; CHEST TUBES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; SUCTION; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOSTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73249118908     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.216473     Document Type: Article

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