Risk Factors for Recurrent Pneumothorax after Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax.
- Author:
Jai Kun YU
1
;
Seog Ki LEE
;
Hong Joo SEO
;
Min Bum SEO
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chosun University Hospital, Chosun University College of Medicine, Korea. chcs@chosun.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pneumothorax;
Risk factors
- MeSH:
Blister;
Chest Tubes;
Drainage;
Humans;
Operative Time;
Pneumothorax;
Proportional Hazards Models;
Recurrence;
Retrospective Studies;
Risk Factors;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted;
Thoracotomy;
Thorax
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2008;41(6):724-728
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with recurrent pneumothorax after wedge resection in primary spontaneous pneumothorax in our hospital. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Two hundred thirty-five consecutive patient (98% males; mean age, 23.9+/-4.5 years) who had undergone video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) were reviewed retrospectively. The two groups were divided as follows: group A, non-recurrent patients (225 patients [96%]); and group B, recurrent group (10 patients [4%]); the risk factors were compared between the two groups. The single and multiple factors that influenced the recurrence rate were analyzed using Cox's proportional hazard model. RESULT: There were no significant differences between the recurrent and non-recurrent groups in terms of gender, smoking, site of recurrence, degree of collapse, operative time, and number or weight of resected bullae. The recurrence rate was significantly more common in the following: younger ages, increased height/weight ratio, longer initial air leakage period, and shorter duration of chest drainage. Early aggressive exercise (<30 days) of patients after wedge resection increased the tendency for recurrence. CONCLUSION: Thoracoscopic wedge resection does not have a higher recurrence rate than open thoracotomy. However, young age, height/weight ratio, continuous air, and duration of chest tube placement were risk factors for a recurrent pneumothorax.
