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Overview
Intro: Join Drs. Brian Louie, Peter White, and Megan Lenihan as they discuss the management of spontaneous pneumothorax in its various presentations.
Learning Objectives
- Management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
- Management of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
- Operative intervention
- Nonoperative intervention
- Recognition and management of uncommon causes of pneumothorax
Referenced Material
ACCP guidelines for spontaneous pneumothorax:
https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(15)38241-6/
BTS guidelines for spontaneous pneumothorax:
https://thorax.bmj.com/content/65/Suppl_2/ii18
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