Changing the Paradigm for Management of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Simple Aspiration Test Predicts Need for Operation

Chest tube (CT) management for pediatric primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is associated with long hospital stays and high recurrence rates. To streamline management, we explored simple aspiration as a test to predict need for surgery.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery - November 5, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Charles M. Leys, Ronald B. Hirschl, Jonathan E. Kohler, Linda Cherney-Stafford, Nicholas Marka, Mary E. Fallat, Samir K. Gadepalli, Jason D. Fraser, Julia Grabowski, R. Cartland Burns, Cynthia D. Downard, David S. Foley, Devin R. Halleran, Michael A. Helm Source Type: research