Table 3.
Characteristics and treatment of pneumothorax (N = 11)
| Characteristic | Patients (No.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Bilateral | 4 | |
| Unilateral | 7 | |
| Left | 5 | |
| Right | 2 | |
| Size of Pneumothorax | ||
| Small | 6 | |
| Medium | 4 | |
| Large | 1 | |
| Presence of Tension Component by CT | 2 | |
| Symptomatica | 4 | |
| Chest pain | 3 | |
| Shortness of breath | 2 | |
| Therapy for Pneumothorax | 5 | |
| Pigtail catheter | 5 | |
| Chest tube | 2 | |
| Chemical pleurodesis with doxocycline | 2 | |
| Mechanical pleurodesis | 1 | |
| Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and chemical pleurodesis | 1 | |
| Thoracotomy | 1 | |
| Length of Therapy (days) [median (range)] | 12 (3–101) | |
| Outcome of Pneumothorax | ||
| Resolved | 5 | |
| Incomplete resolution | 4 | |
| Unknownb | 1 | |
| Mortality | 1 | |
Abbreviation: CT, computed tomography.
a
The same patient presented with shortness of breath and chest pain on separate admissions.
b
Patient lost to follow-up, and outcome of pneumothorax unknown.