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A need to reconsider guidelines on management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax?

Overview of attention for article published in International Journal of Emergency Medicine, February 2017
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Title
A need to reconsider guidelines on management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax?
Published in
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, February 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12245-017-0135-x
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Authors

Jiyoon Yoon, Parthipan Sivakumar, Kevin O’Kane, Liju Ahmed

Abstract

The key guidelines in the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) include the 2010 British Thoracic Society (BTS) Pleural Disease guideline and 2001 American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Consensus Statement. Current recommendations are dependent on radiographic measures which differ between these two guidelines. The aim of this study is to compare size classification of PSP cases, according to BTS and ACCP guidelines, and to evaluate guideline compliance. We conducted a retrospective evaluation of all PSP episodes presenting to St Thomas' Hospital, London, between February 2013 and December 2014. Data was recorded from review of chest X-rays and patient records. Eighty-seven episodes of PSP in 72 patients were identified (median age 25 years, IQR 22-32.25). Classification of "large" and "small" showed the greatest disparity in those managed conservatively (12/27, 44%) or with aspiration only (11/23, 48%). In this UK study, BTS guidelines were followed in 70% of episodes with adherence to ACCP guidelines in 32% of episodes. There is a poor agreement in size classification between BTS and ACCP guidelines, resulting in conflicting recommendations for management of PSP. Robust clinical trial evidence is required to achieve international consensus on the management of PSP.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 36 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 7 19%
Researcher 5 14%
Student > Master 4 11%
Student > Bachelor 2 6%
Student > Postgraduate 2 6%
Other 6 17%
Unknown 10 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 22 61%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 6%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 1 3%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 3%
Unknown 10 28%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 August 2017.
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#6,122,639
of 22,962,258 outputs
Outputs from International Journal of Emergency Medicine
#195
of 606 outputs
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#99,571
of 310,765 outputs
Outputs of similar age from International Journal of Emergency Medicine
#3
of 14 outputs
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