June 7, 2023 / Pain/Sedation/Procedure, Pulmonary/Allergy, Surgery Written by Megan Hilbert Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) may be most cost-effectively managed by observation alone in the appropriate patient population. Why does this matter? The British Thoracic Society guidelines currently indicate placement of pleural drain for symptomatic pneumothorax greater than 2cm in size on chest X-ray. This paper demonstrated that observation […]

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