Open AccessRelationship between onset of spontaneous pneumothorax and weather conditions
Author(s) -
Taijiro Mishina,
Atsushi Watanabe,
Masahiro Miyajima,
Junji Nakazawa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezx128
Subject(s) - thunderstorm , odds ratio , pneumothorax , atmospheric pressure , medicine , logistic regression , climatology , population , odds , meteorology , demography , environmental science , geography , surgery , geology , environmental health , sociology
Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) results from the rupture of blebs or bullae. It has been suggested that changes in weather conditions may trigger the onset of SP. Our aim was to examine the association between the onset of primary SP with weather changes in the general population in Sapporo, Japan.
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