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Lucca Kalafatis1, Rachel Armstrong2, Emma J Hall1
1Emergency Department, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Objective:
To compare management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) before and after the completion of multicentre study which showed non-inferiority of conservative compared to interventional treatment for PSP.
Methods:
This is a retrospective study of patients aged 14-50 years with a first diagnosis of medium to large PSP before and after March 2019 in a tertiary ED. Medical record and radiology database review were used to identify demographic, clinical and radiological data.
Results:
The proportion of patients receiving an intervention in the ED decreased from 31.3% (10/32) to 12.5% (3/24).
Conclusion:
Intervention for management of PSP is less frequent, suggesting adoption and implementation of best evidence.
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