TABLE 4.
Recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax after video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery in 10 studies that included adolescent patients
| Study (year) | No. patients | Mean age (year) | Recurrence, % | Contralateral recurrence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choi et al (2013)111 | 281 | 19.2 | 7 | NR |
| Chiu et al (2014)11 | 84 | 17.8 | 21 | 15/18 |
| Chang et al (2015)114 | 149 | 20.0 | 11 | 4/17 |
| Robinson et al (2015)8 | 59 | 15.3 | 20 | 3/12 |
| Huang et al (2015)117 | 248 | 19.0 | 5 | NR |
| Noh et al (2015)105 | 285 | NR | 18 | NR |
| Chen et al (2016)115 | 425 | 20.2 | 17 | 32/72 |
| Nakayama et al (2017)118 | 167 | 23.0 | 10 | NR |
| Tan et al (2017)104 | 176 | 19.8 | 14 | NR |
| Dagnegard et al (2017)116 | 234 | 30.0 | 13 | NR |
NR, not recorded.