Primary spontaneous pneumothorax: A cohort study of VATS with talc poudrage

Giuseppe Cardillo, Oliver J. Bintcliffe, Francesco Carleo, Luigi Carbone, Marco Di Martino, Brennan C. Kahan, Nick A. Maskell*

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Abstract

Background Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is an increasingly common treatment for recurrent or persistent primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). Surgery usually involves diffuse treatment of the pleura and possible targeted therapy to areas of bullous disease. The purpose of this large cohort study was to examine incidence of recurrence after VATS and identify predictors of outcome. Methods Patients undergoing VATS for PSP at a single centre between 2000 and 2012 were prospectively enrolled. All patients underwent talc poudrage. Targeted surgical techniques were used based on presence of air leak and Vanderschueren's stage. Patients had clinical and radiological follow-up for at least 2? years (median 8.5 years). Results 1415 patients with PSP underwent VATS with talc poudrage. The most frequent indications were recurrent pneumothorax (92.2%) and persistent air leak (6.5%). The complication rate was 2.0% of which 1.7% was prolonged air leak. There was no mortality. Median length of stay was 5 days. Recurrent pneumothorax occurred in 26 patients (1.9%). At the time of surgery, 592 patients smoked (43%) and they had a significantly higher incidence of recurrence (24/575, 4.2%) than non-smokers (2/805, 0.2%), p

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)847-853
Number of pages7
JournalThorax
Volume71
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2016

Research Groups and Themes

  • Academic Respiratory Unit

Keywords

  • Pleural Disease
  • Thoracic Surgery

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