ArticleBMJ open2021
Risk of pneumothorax in pneumoconiosis patients in Taiwan: a retrospective cohort study.
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- Clinical characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of pneumothorax in pneumoconiosis: a tertiary referral cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Association Between Pneumoconiosis and Pleural Empyema: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Risk of sleep disorders in patients with pneumoconiosis: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2024Article
- Clinical outcomes and survival following lung transplantation for work-related lung disease: a single-center retrospective cohort study.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2023Article
- Efficacy of comprehensive nursing in patients with pneumoconiosis and its influence on quality of life.American journal of translational research · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study was conducted to explore the association between pneumoconiosis and pneumothorax.
designRetrospective cohort study.
settingNationwide population-based study using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database.
participantsA total of 2333 pneumoconiosis patients were identified (1935 patients for propensity score (PS)-matched cohort) and matched to 23 330 control subjects by age and sex (7740 subjects for PS-matched cohort). PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The incidence and the cumulative incidence of pneumothorax.
resultsBoth incidence and the cumulative incidence of pneumothorax were significantly higher in the pneumoconiosis patients as compared with the control subjects (p<0.0001). For multivariable Cox regression analysis adjusted for age, sex, residency, income level and other comorbidities, patients with pneumoconiosis exhibited a significantly higher risk of pneumothorax than those without pneumoconiosis (HR 3.05, 95% CI 2.18 to 4.28, p<0.0001). The male sex, heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, chronic pulmonary disease and connective tissue disease were risk factors for developing pneumothorax in pneumoconiosis patients.
conclusionsOur study revealed a higher risk of pneumothorax in pneumoconiosis patients and suggested potential risk factors in these patients. Clinicians should be aware about the risk of pneumothorax in pneumoconiosis patients.
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