Fanny Voisin, Laurent Sohier, Yann Rochas, Mallorie Kerjouan, Charles Ricordel, Chantal Belleguic, Benoit Desrues, Stéphane Jouneau
STUDY OBJECTIVE: There is no consensus about the management of large spontaneous pneumothoraces. Guidelines recommend either needle aspiration or chest tube drainage and most patients are hospitalized. We assess the efficiency of ambulatory management of large spontaneous pneumothoraces with pigtail catheters. METHODS: From February 2007 to January 2011, all primary and secondary large spontaneous pneumothoraces from Lorient's hospital (France) were managed with pigtail catheters with a 1-way valve...
September 2014: Annals of Emergency Medicine