ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2020
Use of imaging studies to predict postoperative recurrences of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
Article in Journal of thoracic disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prediction of ipsilateral and contralateral pneumothorax using a simple chest X-ray.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Incidence and risk factors for recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Early Postoperative Pneumothorax Might Not Be 'True' Recurrence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundBullectomy with pleural procedure is the most effective means of treating primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). However, recurrences after thoracoscopic bullectomy are unexpectedly frequent. Our aim was to identify the premonitory imaging features after thoracoscopic bullectomy that may associate with recurrences in PSP.
methodsThe medical records of all patients undergoing thoracoscopic bullectomy for PSP between January 2013 and September 2016 were subject to review. A total of 154 procedures performed on 147 patients qualified for study. Clinical outcomes and characteristics of patients were reviewed and serial chest radiographies were assessed, analyzing risk factors for postoperative recurrences.
resultsMedian age of the male-predominant cohort (93.5%) was 19 (range, 15-39) years. Median operative time was 35 min, none reflecting complications. Postoperatively, diaphragmatic tenting was identified in 78 patients (50.6%), and pleural residual cavity was identified by chest radiography in 102 (66.2%). After discharge, remained diaphragmatic tenting (38/154, 24.7%) and pleural residual cavity (52/154, 33.8%) were identified by chest radiography. In univariate analysis, remained diaphragmatic tenting (P=0.026) and length of pleural residual cavity (P=0.024) emerged as risk factors for recurrence; and both reached significance in multivariate analysis (P=0.020 and P=0.018, respectively).
conclusionsRemained diaphragmatic tenting after thoracoscopic surgery for PSP may be associated with the risk of postoperative recurrence.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.