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