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Muhammad Badar Ganaie1, Usman Maqsood2, Simon Lea3
1Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK muhammad.ganaie@uhnm.nhs.uk.
Clinical Medicine (London, England)
|March 16, 2019
Summary
Intercostal drain (ICD) insertion is more immediately successful than needle aspiration (NA) for primary spontaneous pneumothorax with complete lung collapse. Long-term outcomes were similar between the two treatments.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonology
- Thoracic Surgery
- Emergency Medicine
Background:
- Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) management varies based on symptoms and lung collapse severity.
- Current guidelines recommend needle aspiration (NA) followed by intercostal drain (ICD) if NA fails for PSP requiring intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare the efficacy of NA versus ICD as the initial treatment for PSP with complete lung collapse.
- To evaluate immediate and long-term success rates of different initial interventions.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective observational study of 877 pneumothorax episodes.
- Analysis of 69 PSP cases with complete lung collapse identified via Chest X-ray (CXR).
- Comparison of immediate lung re-inflation success between NA (n=35) and ICD (n=34) groups.
Main Results:
- ICD demonstrated significantly higher immediate success rates (62%) compared to NA (11%) (OR=12.5, p<0.0001).
- Adjusted analysis showed an increased odds ratio for ICD success (OR=26.4, p=0.0001).
- Long-term outcomes were comparable between the NA and ICD groups.
Conclusions:
- Intercostal drain (ICD) placement is a more effective first-line intervention for primary spontaneous pneumothorax with complete lung collapse.
- Consideration of ICD as the primary treatment for this specific PSP subgroup is warranted.
- Further consensus on the definition and management of complete lung collapse in PSP is needed.
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