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SIMPLE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX BY USE OF A PLASTIC NEEDLE

SIMPLE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX BY USE OF A PLASTIC NEEDLE When the physician encounters a patient with spontaneous pneumothorax, several courses of therapy are available. For purposes of simplification it may be stated that the two general methods are the medical or "watchful expectancy" program and the surgical or aspiration method. Whereas 30 years ago treatment was principally limited to medical management, it has become increasingly more common to utilize the aspiration method. There are several reasons for this change, which are as follows: (1) earlier reexpansion of lung, (2) immediate relief of symptoms, (3) lower incidence of complications, (4) shorter period of hospitalization, and (5) an earlier return to economic productivity. It has been customary to refer to the medical or nonaspiration program as the conservative program. We are in agreement with the principles expressed in the paper by Campbell and Varco1 in which they state that the medical management is "scarcely conservative of the patient's comfort, convenience, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

SIMPLE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX BY USE OF A PLASTIC NEEDLE

JAMA , Volume 168 (2) – Sep 13, 1958

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1958 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1958.63000020005007b
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Abstract

When the physician encounters a patient with spontaneous pneumothorax, several courses of therapy are available. For purposes of simplification it may be stated that the two general methods are the medical or "watchful expectancy" program and the surgical or aspiration method. Whereas 30 years ago treatment was principally limited to medical management, it has become increasingly more common to utilize the aspiration method. There are several reasons for this change, which are as follows: (1) earlier reexpansion of lung, (2) immediate relief of symptoms, (3) lower incidence of complications, (4) shorter period of hospitalization, and (5) an earlier return to economic productivity. It has been customary to refer to the medical or nonaspiration program as the conservative program. We are in agreement with the principles expressed in the paper by Campbell and Varco1 in which they state that the medical management is "scarcely conservative of the patient's comfort, convenience,

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Sep 13, 1958

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