ArticleSaudi journal of medicine & medical sciences
Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Single-center Experience.
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- Novel insights into causal associations of body mass index or height with pneumothorax: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
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- Socioeconomic Impact of Recurrent Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Should Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Be Considered at First Episode of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The incidence and predictors of pneumothorax among trauma patients in Saudi Arabia. Findings from a level-I trauma center.Saudi medical journal · 2020Article
- The accuracy of computed tomography in detecting surgically resectable blebs or bullae in primary spontaneous pneumothorax.La Radiologia medica · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is high in the Arab region. There is a lack of studies from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia highlighting the associated risk factors and demonstrating the effectiveness of surgical management.
objectivesTo identify risk factors associated with primary spontaneous pneumothorax and to correlate the effectiveness of surgical management with the rate of disease recurrence. SUBJECTS AND
methodsThis retrospective chart review included adult patients who presented with primary spontaneous pneumothorax and were managed at King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, from January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2014. The results are presented as arithmetic mean for quantitative data, and chi-square test was used for statistical analysis.
resultsIn total, 151 patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax were included, with the majority being male (98.7%) and Saudis (88.7%). The mean age was 24 ± 6 years (range: 13-49 years), mean height 171 ± 8 cm (range: 144-193 cm) and mean body mass index 19.2 ± 3.8 kg/m
conclusionsThe risk factors for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in this study were consistent with the current literature. Surgical exploration after the first episode of primary spontaneous pneumothorax significantly reduces the recurrence rate and there is a paradigm shift toward a less invasive surgical approach in managing these patients.
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