Pneumothorax


Epidemiology

History

Definitions

Demographics

Risk Factors

Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Secondary Pneumothorax

Other


Etiology

Malignancy

Infection

Trauma/Surgery/Procedure-Related Pneumothorax

Connective Tissue/Autoimmune Disease

Drugs

Other


Physiology

Etiologies of Various Pleural Space Pressure States


Diagnosis

Chest X-Ray (CXR) (see Chest X-Ray)

Recommendations (British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline, 2010) (Thorax, 2010) [MEDLINE]

Chest CT (see Chest Computed Tomography)

Recommendations (British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline, 2010) (Thorax, 2010) [MEDLINE]

Thoracentesis with Pleural Fluid Analysis (see Thoracentesis)

Thoracic Ultrasound (see Thoracic Ultrasound)


Clinical Manifestations

Cardiovascular Manifestations

Pulmonary Manifestations

Unilateral or Bilateral Pneumothorax

Tension Pneumothorax


Treatment

General

Presence of Dyspnea/Clinical Symptoms

Supplemental Oxygen (see Oxygen)

Rationale

Recommendations (British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline, 2010) (Thorax, 2010) [MEDLINE]

Smoking Cessation (see Tobacco)

Recommendations (British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline, 2010) (Thorax, 2010) [MEDLINE]

Primary Pneumothorax

Clinical Efficacy

Recommendations (British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline, 2010) (Thorax, 2010) [MEDLINE]

Recommendations (European Respiratory Society Task Force Statement-Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax, 2015) (Eur Respir J, 2015)[MEDLINE]

Secondary Pneumothorax

Clinical Efficacy

Recommendations (British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline, 2010) (Thorax, 2010) [MEDLINE]

Specific Treatment of Tension Pneumothorax

Recommendations (British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline, 2010) (Thorax, 2010) [MEDLINE]

Specific Treatment of Pneumothorax During Pregnancy (see xxxx)

Recommendations (British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline, 2010) (Thorax, 2010) [MEDLINE]

Specific Treatment of Catamenial Pneumothorax

Recommendations (British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline, 2010) (Thorax, 2010) [MEDLINE]

Specific Treatment of Pneumothorax Associated with AIDS (see Human Immunodeficiency Virus)

Recommendations (British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline, 2010) (Thorax, 2010) [MEDLINE]

Specific Treatment of Pneumothorax Associated with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) (see xxxx)

Recommendations (British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline, 2010) (Thorax, 2010) [MEDLINE]


Prognosis

Mortality

Recommendations (British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline, 2010) (Thorax, 2010) [MEDLINE]

Recurrence

Recurrence Rates

Risk Factors for Recurrence (Thorax, 1997) [MEDLINE] (Respirology, 2005) [MEDLINE]


References

General

Epidemiology

Etiology

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) (see Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)

Central Venous Catheter (see Central Venous Catheter)

Other

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prognosis