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Original Article
Volume 3, Number 3, June 2011, pages 111-117
Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A 5-Year Experience
Tables
| Type of SP | Total | Gender | Mean age (pattern deviation) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Male % | Female % | Years | |
| Primary SP | 63.6 | 76.2 | 23.8 | 30.1 (± 15.2) |
| Secondary SP | 36.4 | 83.3 | 16.7 | 48.5 (± 21.6) |
| Pulmonary disease | N |
|---|---|
| Lung emphysema not related to smoking | 3 |
| Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | 3 |
| COPD | 4 |
| Asthma | 2 |
| Lung cancer primary/secondary neoplasia | 5 |
| Sarcoidosis | 1 |
| History of Pulmonary Tuberculosis/Pulmonary Tuberculosis sequels | 9 |
| Bronchiectasis | 2 |
| Cystic fibrosis | 2 |
| Type of activity | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Rest | 29 | 31.2 |
| Coughing | 5 | 5.3 |
| Effort (type not specified) | 2 | 2.2 |
| Work activity (type not specified) | 3 | 3.2 |
| Upon waking up | 5 | 5.3 |
| Respiratory Cinesitherapy | 1 | 1.1 |
| Not mentioned | 48 | 51.6 |
| Total | 93 | 100 |
| Symptoms | N | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | Ipsilateral | 74 | 79.6 |
| Retrosternal | 6 | 6.4 | |
| Posterior | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Location not described | 3 | 3.2 | |
| Dyspnea | Grade I | 8 | 8.6 |
| Grade II | 8 | 8.6 | |
| Grade III | 4 | 4.3 | |
| Grade IV | 14 | 15 | |
| Non-characterized | 20 | 21.5 | |
| Dry cough | 40 | 43 | |
| Asymptomatic | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Signs | |||
| Tachypnea | 35 | 37.6 | |
| Tachycardia | 26 | 28 | |
| Hypertension | 16 | 17.2 | |
| Hypotension | 2 | 2.2 | |
| Desaturation | 11 | 11.8 | |
| Decreased breath sounds | 76 | 81.7 | |
| Hyper-resonance | 11 | 11.8 | |
| Subcutaneous emphysema | 6 | 6.6 | |
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | 32 | 34.4 |
| Hypoxemia | 12 | 12.9 |
| Respiratory failure type 1 | 10 | 10.8 |
| Respiratory failure type 2 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Not conducted/not recorded | 35 | 37.6 |
| Type of treatment | N | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analgesia | 84 | 90.3 | ||
| Oxygen therapy | 86 | 92.5 | ||
| Observation | 12 | 12.9 | ||
| Simple aspiration | 7 | 7.5 | ||
| Chest tube | 80 | 86 | ||
| Chemical pleurodesis | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| Type of surgery (elective and non-elective) | ||||
| Thoracotomy | Bullectomy | 3 | 8 | 8.6 |
| Lobectomy | 3 | |||
| Atypical | 2 | |||
| Simple Thoracoscopy | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| Video Assisted Thoracoscopy | Bullectomy | 5 | 19 | 20.4 |
| Lobectomy | 2 | |||
| Atypical | 10 | |||
| Unknown | 2 | |||
| Complication | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Pain at the insertion site | 25 | 28.7 |
| Infection on the insertion site | 2 | 2.3 |
| Hemorrhage/hemothorax | 3 | 3.4 |
| Hypotension | 2 | 2.3 |
| Subcutaneous emphysema | 6 | 6.9 |
| Malfunction of chest tube | 15 | 17.2 |