Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Treat the Patient, Not the X-Ray

Y C Gary Lee^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Respiratory Medicine Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
² Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences University of Western Australia Perth, Western Australia, Australia and Pleural Medicine Unit Institute for Respiratory Health Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Editorial

Y C Gary Lee. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023.

. 2023 Jun 1;207(11):1416-1417.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202302-0273ED.

Y C Gary Lee^{1

2}

¹ Respiratory Medicine Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
² Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences University of Western Australia Perth, Western Australia, Australia and Pleural Medicine Unit Institute for Respiratory Health Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

No abstract available

Comment in

Aspirating Pneumothorax: Clearing the Air or Muddying the Water?
Hallifax RJ, Iqbal B, Walker SP, Maskell NA, Rahman NM. Hallifax RJ, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Jun 15;207(12):1647-1648. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202303-0593LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023. PMID: 37084396 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Simple Aspiration versus Drainage for Complete Pneumothorax: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial.
Marx T, Joly LM, Parmentier AL, Pretalli JB, Puyraveau M, Meurice JC, Schmidt J, Tiffet O, Ferretti G, Lauque D, Honnart D, Al Freijat F, Dubart AE, Grandpierre RG, Viallon A, Perdu D, Roy PM, El Cadi T, Bronet N, Duncan G, Cardot G, Lestavel P, Mauny F, Desmettre T. Marx T, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Jun 1;207(11):1475-1485. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202110-2409OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023. PMID: 36693146 Clinical Trial.

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