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SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX A RATIONAL APPROACH TO TREATMENT
Author(s) -
Watts R. E.,
Bennett D. J.,
Horton D. A.,
Weight J. S.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb78039.x
Subject(s) - pneumothorax , medicine , incidence (geometry) , surgery , optics , physics
1. The results for 100 consecutive In‐patients with spontaneous pneumothorax treated at the Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospitals are presented. 2. Spontaneous pneumothorax has been shown to be a condition predominantly of males. There is a peak incidence among apparently healthy young men, with an increasing association with chronic lung disease in older age groups. 3. Spontaneous pneumothorax is seen to be a condition with a strong tendency to recur. Methods of treatment are discussed, and active management is recommended.